TEHRAN, March 5 - Both North Korea and the United States have expressed a willingness to talk, but the long-held U.S. position is that the North first give up its nuclear weapons program.
TEHRAN, March 4 - For its part, North Korea said it was not begging to talk with Washington and denounced upcoming U.S.-South Korean joint-military exercises, warning that it would take counter measures against the United States if they went ahead.
TEHRAN, March 3 - South Korea has banned English language classes for first- and second-grade students in elementary schools to "minimise negative effects of early English education practices".
TEHRAN, MARCH 1-South Korean President Moon Jae-in says Japan’s wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women constituted “crimes against humanity,” saying the case is not closed despite a deal between South Korea’s former president and Japan that seemed to resolve the dispute.
TEHRAN, February 28 -South Korea and the United States have decided to launch a postponed joint military exercise despite warnings by North Korea that the move may jeopardize a nascent rapprochement between Pyongyang and Seoul.
TEHRAN, February 27 - South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday sought a 30-year jail term for former President Park Geun-hye who was ousted last year amid an influence-peddling scandal as supporters braved the winter cold outside the Seoul court demanding her immediate release.
TEHRAN, February 26 - The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are officially over, with the closing ceremony bringing down the curtain on PyeongChang's turn in the global spotlight.
TEHRAN, February 23 - The United States is due to announce its largest package of sanctions against North Korea to pressure the country into giving up its nuclear and missile programs, as South Korea readies itself for further talks with its leaders.
TEHRAN, February 21 - A better deal for South Korea’s cryptocurrency industry might be in the offing as the market regulator changes tack from its tough stance on the virtual coin trade, promising instead to help promote blockchain technology.
TEHRAN, February 19 - Aside from all the glitz and the glamour of medal ceremonies and hard work in Pyeongchang, the 2018 Winter Olympics as also been full of hurt, with the physical risks laid bare for the world to see. There have been some big falls due to the high winds in Pyeongchang.
TEHRAN, February 18- South Korea has deployed hundreds of troops to Thailand to participate in the annual Asia-Pacific Cobra Gold military exercises, taking place between February 13 and 23, organized by the US and Thai militaries.
TEHRAN, February 14 -South Korea has approved a record budget of more than two and a half million dollars to bankroll the hosting of hundreds of North Koreans during the Winter Olympics.
TEHRAN, February 13 - A Royal Navy warship will sail through the South China Sea in an effort to assert freedom of navigation rights in waters where Beijing is increasingly extending its control.
TEHRAN, February 13 - The friend of former South Korean leader Park Geun-hye who was at the center of an influence-peddling scandal that rocked the country’s business and political elite has been sentenced to 20 years in jail, a Seoul court said on Tuesday.
TEHRAN, February 13 -North Korea’s leader said he wants to boost the “warm climate of reconciliation and dialogue” with South Korea after his high-level delegation returned from a visit to the South, as his foes reiterated the need to keep up maximum pressure and sanctions.
TEHRAN, February 12 -Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe restated Tokyo’s opposition to revising a 2015 agreement on “comfort women” in talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday, calling the deal a promise between nations and the basis of two-way ties.
TEHRAN, February 12 - US Secretary of Defense James Mattis says a temporary warming of relations between North Korea and South Korea could not drive a “wedge" between the United States and South Korea.
TEHRAN, February 11 - North Korea’s state news agency said on Sunday its delegation sent to the Winter Olympics held “frank and candid” talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in but there was no mention of the North’s invitation to Moon to Pyongyang for a summit.