TEHRAN, January10 -South Korean President Moon Jae-in credited U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday for helping to spark the first inter-Korean talks in more than two years, and warned that Pyongyang would face stronger sanctions if provocations continued.
TEHRAN, January 10 - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has hailed the progress made in the talks between North and South Koreas for easing tensions on the peninsula, an attitude that has "sidelined" US President Donald Trump, according to a New York-based political commentator.
TEHRAN, January 9 - North Korea says all of its nuclear weapons are aimed at the US not Pyongyang’s “brethren” in South Korea, asserting that its nuclear program will be non-negotiable in the coming talks with Seoul, as the two foes have just begun their first official dialogue in more than two years amid escalating tension over the North’s controversial weapons program.
TEHRAN, January 8 - More than 100,000 people have braved sub-zero temperatures to attend the opening day of South Korea's Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival to snatch trout with their bare hands and fish from a frozen river.
TEHRAN, January 8 -South Korea’s financial regulator said on Monday it is jointly carrying out inspections on six local banks that offer virtual currency accounts to institutions.
TEHRAN, January 6 - More than 100,000 people flocked to a South Korean ice-fishing festival on Saturday to fish for trout in a frozen lake while braving sub-zero temperatures.
TEHRAN, January 5 - As the US snubbed the nascent talks between North and South Korea as a possible attempt by Kim Jong-un to "drive a wedge" between allies, the South's president has convinced Washington to delay joint drills to ease tensions.
TEHRAN, January 3 - North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un has given an order to reopen a cross-border telephone hotline with South Korea, as Pyongyang and Seoul make overtures to one another.
TEHRAN, January 2 - South Korea on Tuesday offered talks with North Korea, a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was open to negotiations but that his country would push ahead with "mass producing" nuclear warheads.
TEHRAN, January 2 -South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday the improvement of inter-Korean relations was linked to resolving North Korea’s nuclear program, a day after the North offered talks with Seoul but was steadfast on its nuclear ambitions.
TEHRAN, January 1 - South Korea's presidential Blue House on Monday welcomed the New Year address by Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), as Kim showed his willingness to discuss with Seoul about the DPRK's possible participation in the South Korea-hosted winter Olympics.
TEHRAN, December 27 - The South Korean Defense Ministry is creating a new bureau dedicated to monitoring and countering the threat from North Korea, according to a government news release.
TEHRAN, December 26 - South Korea predicted that North Korea would look to open negotiations with the United States over its weapons programs next year and pursue at least some rapprochement with Seoul in an optimistic government outlook for 2018.
TEHRAN, December 26 - South Korean police have arrested the owner and the manager of a building where 29 people died in a fire last week, accusing the pair of multiple safety lapses, including blocked exits and malfunctioning sprinkler systems.
TEHRAN, December 25 - South Korean prosecutors will question former President Park Geun-hye about the money her office allegedly received from the National Intelligence Service (NIS) during her presidential term.
TEHRAN, December 21 - A fire in an eight-storey fitness center in the scenic South Korean city of Jecheon on Thursday killed at least 29 people, most of them as they were taking a sauna, officials said.
TEHRAN, December 20 - South Korean President Moon Jae-in says he is ready to postpone joint military drills with the United States in order to reduce tensions with North Korea, provided that the North "stops its provocations."
TEHRAN, December 20-Any delay in joint military drills with the United States would depend on North Korea’s behavior during the 2018 Winter Olympics, officials in Seoul said on Wednesday, while a halt to group tours from China suggested Beijing is still wary.
TEHRAN, December 11- The United States, South Korea and Japan have started joint war games amid high tensions on the Korean Peninsula over the North’s military program.