The United States and South Korea must produce new solutions for the current standoff on the Korean Peninsula, a senior North Korean military official said on Monday, warning that hostile policies towards Pyongyang would lead to serious consequences.

US, South Korea must present new solutions for conflict: North Korea

Hyundai Motor Group said on Tuesday that it plans to invest $34.65 billion in mobility technology and strategic investments by 2025, as South Korea's top automaker accelerates its attempts to catch up in the self-driving car race.

Hyundai Motor Group to invest $35 billion in future automotive tech

South Korea's Army said Friday it will cut its force by 100,000 in the next three years in the face of a shrinking population. Seoul, a key Washington ally, conscripts able-bodied men for two years of service to defend the country from the nuclear-armed North and it's much larger army, which invaded the South in 1950 backed by communist allies China and the Soviet Union.

South Korea's army says will cut force by 100,000 in three years

Officials from the United States, Japan, and South Korea met in Washington on Tuesday to discuss North Korean denuclearisation, just days after negotiations between the US and North Korea broke down in Sweden.

US, Japan, South Korea discuss North Korea denuclearisation

Strong sales of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 10 smartphone series are limiting forecast profit falls at the South Korean tech giant, raising hopes it is getting back on a growth track after years of moribund sales.

Strong smartphone sales raise hopes of Samsung turnaround

India and Malaysian equities were the most expensive in Asia on October 2, based on their price-to-earnings valuation metrics, according to Refinitiv. Most other regional markets saw a rise in valuations over the past month, thanks to some easing US-China trade tensions and rate cuts by major central banks.

India, Malaysia priciest share markets in Asia: Report

Freight rates for US crude tankers bound for Asia were bid up to a more than three-year peak this week as US sanctions on a Chinese transport giant cut vessel availability, traders and shipbrokers said.

Oil shipping rates from US to Asia hit 3-year high, quieting November trade - Sources

A South Korean fighter jet conducted a patrol flight on Tuesday over islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said at an event marking the founding of the South Korean military.

South Korean fighter jet patrols over islands disputed by Japan

A huge blast on an oil tanker in a South Korean port Saturday sparked a raging fire that spread to a nearby vessel, leaving 18 people injured, authorities said. A ball of fire shot up high above the ship and thick black smoke billowed into the air, dramatic images showed.

Fire on oil tankers at South Korean port injures eighteen

Why Asia's biggest economies are backing hydrogen fuel cell cars

South Korea has confirmed its fourth case of African Swine Fever on Tuesday, as Pyongyang was yet to respond to Seoul's request to make joint efforts to tackle the deadly animal disease.

South Korea confirms fourth Swine Fever case, requests North Korea to cooperate

South Korea's agriculture ministry Tuesday announced the third and fourth cases of African Swine Fever at pig farms in Gimpo and Paju.

More swine flu cases confirmed in SKorea

US authorities for the first time filed a complaint against South Korea under environmental rules of the free trade pact between Seoul and Washington, over illegal fishing, the government announced Thursday.

US files illegal fishing complaint against South Korea under free trade pact

South Korea is to invest 88 billion won ($74 million) to develop a weapons system by 2023 that can detect and strike drones, its procurement agency said on Tuesday, after incidents of infiltration by North Korean spy drones.

South Korea to develop anti-drone system amid standoff with North

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump are expected to hold a summit at the United Nations this month, Moon's office said on Friday, amid hopes for a restart of talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.

Trump, South Korea's Moon, expected to meet at UN amid hopes for new North Korea talks

Japan's Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet reshuffle that fuelled speculation over the prime minister's successor.

Japan PM Abe appoints new foreign, defence ministers; brings in rising star Shinjiro Koizumi

Typhoon Lingling created havoc in South Korea. Watch this report to know more.

Typhoon Lingling creates havoc in South Korea

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday urged Indian and South Korean companies to actively collaborate with each other in the defence sector. Singh had a series of engagements with Indian and South Korean defence companies during his three-day visit to the Asian country.

Rajnath urges India, South Korea firms to collaborate together in defence sector

India and South Korea on Friday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in the presence of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart with an aim to intensify defence cooperation between the two countries.

India, South Korea ink 2 MoUs to boost defence cooperation

A group of North Korean waitresses who "defected" to Seoul in 2016 were actually abducted by the South, a fact-finding team of international lawyers has concluded after a visit to Pyongyang.

'Defecting' North Korean waitresses abducted to South: Lawyers

Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has washed her hands of the Rohingya crisis, a UN rights investigator said Tuesday ahead of a meeting between South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and the tarnished democracy icon.

UN rights investigator on Myanmar lambasts Suu Kyi

North Korea`s parliament has approved changes to the country`s constitution to solidify leader Kim Jong Un`s role as head of state, official state media said on Thursday.

North Korea changes constitution to solidify Kim Jong Un’s rule

WION Wallet: South Korea SC orders bribery retrial for Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong. Watch video to know more

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US, South Korea must present new solutions for conflict: North Korea

Hyundai Motor Group to invest $35 billion in future automotive tech

South Korea's army says will cut force by 100,000 in three years

US, Japan, South Korea discuss North Korea denuclearisation

Strong smartphone sales raise hopes of Samsung turnaround

India, Malaysia priciest share markets in Asia: Report

Oil shipping rates from US to Asia hit 3-year high, quieting November trade - Sources

South Korean fighter jet patrols over islands disputed by Japan

Fire on oil tankers at South Korean port injures eighteen

Why Asia's biggest economies are backing hydrogen fuel cell cars

South Korea confirms fourth Swine Fever case, requests North Korea to cooperate

More swine flu cases confirmed in SKorea

US files illegal fishing complaint against South Korea under free trade pact

South Korea to develop anti-drone system amid standoff with North

Trump, South Korea's Moon, expected to meet at UN amid hopes for new North Korea talks

Japan PM Abe appoints new foreign, defence ministers; brings in rising star Shinjiro Koizumi

Typhoon Lingling creates havoc in South Korea

Rajnath urges India, South Korea firms to collaborate together in defence sector

India, South Korea ink 2 MoUs to boost defence cooperation

'Defecting' North Korean waitresses abducted to South: Lawyers

UN rights investigator on Myanmar lambasts Suu Kyi

UN rights investigator on Myanmar lambasts Suu Kyi

North Korea changes constitution to solidify Kim Jong Un’s rule

WION Wallet: South Korea SC orders bribery retrial for Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong