South Korean President Moon Jae-in has put more than 50 million won (around $41,000) of his own money into a fund investing in firms looking to replace Japanese suppliers, his office said Monday, as the Asian neighbours remain locked in a bitter trade dispute.

South Korean president invests in local firms fund amid Japan row

South Korea Sunday began two days of war games to practise defending disputed islands off its east coast against an unlikely attack from Japan, further stoking tensions between the Asian neighbours.

South Korea begins annual war games to defend against Japan

North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles on Saturday, two days after South Korea decided to pull out of a military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan.

North Korea fires two suspected missiles, 7th missile fire in a month

After winning the top honour at Cannes earlier this year, South Korean film 'Parasite' is headed to Oscars. The country has selected Bong Joon-ho`s films as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2020 Academy Awards.

South Korea selects 'Parasite' for International Feature Film category at Oscars 2020

The United States and North Korea are expected to reopen denuclearisation talks soon and it would "go well," a senior South Korean official said on Thursday, boosting hopes for progress in negotiations after a prolonged stalemate.

South Korea says US, North Korea will restart dialogue 'soon'

South Korea will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid an intensifying dispute over history and trade, South Korea's presidential office said on Thursday.

South Korea to scrap intelligence-sharing pact with Japan

Lee Duck-hee became the first deaf player to win an ATP Tour main draw match on Monday when the South Korean defeated Henri Laaksonen 7-6(4) 6-1 in the first round of the Winston-Salem Open.

South Korea's Lee Duck-hee becomes first deaf player to win an ATP main draw match

North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, South Korea`s military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea`s president as "impudent" and vowed that inter-Korean talks are over.

North Korea fires 2 projectiles into sea, rules out talks with South Korea

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that Japan should look back upon its imperialist past but Seoul will "gladly join hands" if Tokyo chooses dialogue, in a carefully choreographed message amid an escalating history and trade row.

South Korea's Moon open to dialogue with Japan amid trade row

Any move by the United States to place new ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in South Korea could spark a "new Cold War" and an escalating arms race in the region, North Korean state media said on Wednesday.

Deploying new US missiles would be 'reckless act': North Korean state media

South Korea said on Monday it plans to drop Japan from its "white list" of countries with fast-track trade status from September, a tit-for-tat move that deepens a diplomatic and trade rift between the two countries.

South Korea to drop Japan from its fast-track trade 'white list'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected Saturday's test of a new weapon, state media KCNA said on Sunday, as a senior diplomat dismissed the possibility of inter-Korean talks in protest against South Korea-US military drills.

North Korea says no talks with South due to drills, Kim oversaw test of 'new weapon' :Report

President Donald Trump said on Friday he has received a "very beautiful letter" on Thursday from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and added that he could have another meeting with him.

Trump says North Korea's Kim sent 'very beautiful letter'; new meeting possible

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper met with senior South Korean leaders on Friday amid a series of regional challenges ranging from a bitter trade row between Seoul and Tokyo to the cost of US troops stationed in South Korea.

US defence secretary visits South Korea as the region faces myriad challenges

A South Korean cosmetics firm, backed by Japan's Nihon Kolmar, issued a public apology on Friday and its website remained down after its chairman showed employees a video praising Japan's prime minister amid a bitter trade row between the two Asian nations.

Korean cosmetics firm in hot water over video praising Japan in trade row

The US government has approved the sale of $800 million worth of helicopters to South Korea, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump said Seoul had agreed to pay more for the US military presence in the country.

US approves $800 million helicopter deal with South Korea

We support direct dialogue between India & Pak on Kashmir: US State Department The US State Department's move comes amid increased tension between India and Pakistan after the Indian government abrogated Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

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Japan has approved the shipment of a high-tech material to South Korea for the first time since imposing export curbs last month, but doubled down on political pressure and warned it could broaden restrictions on deliveries to its Asian neighbour.

Japan greenlights first South Korea export since July curbs, but with a warning

On the left, North Korea, and on the right, South Korea: beauty Youtuber Kang Na-ra puts foundations, lipsticks and mascaras from the two countries on her face for a side-by-side comparison. The 21-year-old defected to South Korea from the North in 2014 and is now a beauty YouTuber in Seoul. She said while the South Korean products still triumph, those from North Korea were better than expected.

North Korean blush, lipstick, foundation: luxury beauty's next big thing?

Tensions in the Korean Peninsula are escalating. North Korea's official news agency KCNA on August 7 released still photographs of leader Kim Jong Un watching latest missile launch which they said it is a warning to the U.S. and South Korea's joint military drills.

North Korea issues warning to US

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un says the country's latest missile launches were a warning to Washington and Seoul over their joint war games, state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday, as tensions rise on the Korean peninsula.

Kim Jong-un sends missile 'warning' to South Korea, US as tensions rise

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday talks have begun aimed at getting South Korea to pay more for the cost of maintaining US troops in the region to guard against any threat from North Korea.

United States says talks with South Korea underway over increasing defence costs

Washington on Monday revoked visa-free entry rights to the United States for foreigners who have visited North Korea in the past eight years, potentially dealing a new blow to the isolated country's nascent tourist industry.

US ends visa-free entry for visitors to North Korea

North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, the South Korean military said, as Pyongyang's foreign ministry protested that joint US-South Korea military drills violated diplomatic agreements.

North Korea fires two more projectiles, threatens to take 'new road'

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