South Korean pop star Seungri arrived at court Tuesday to await a decision on whether he should be arrested over charges including prostitution in a snowballing sex scandal.

South Korean court to rule on K-pop star Seungri's arrest

Even as the two-month long election is underway, there is a considerable global interest with envoys of South Korea, Indonesia requesting a visit to polling booths while heads and representatives of 20 Election Management Bodies (EMBs) from across the World are in New Delhi to witness the polling.

Representatives of several countries in India to witness Lok Sabha polls 

North Korea`s second missile test on Thursday signals it is serious about developing new, short-range weapons that could be used early and effectively in any war with South Korea and the United States, analysts studying images of the latest launches say.

'Missiles like these will start the war': North Korea tests showcase growing capability

North Korea fired two short-range missiles Thursday, South Korea said, an act of defiance that marks the country’s second test launch of weapons in less than a week.

North Korea fires another unidentified projectile

World shares sink as US-China trade talks go to the wire Chinese Vice Premier Liu He was heading to Washington for two days of talks but Trump's insistence that China "broke the deal", and then Beijing's response that it would retaliate against tariffs were ratcheting up the stakes.

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South Korea President Moon Jae-in on Thursday said that North Korea's latest missile launch was probably a subdued protest against the United States after a failed summit of the two countries' leaders in Hanoi in February, reported news agencyReuters.

South Korea President Moon says North Korea's missile launch was a protest after failed Trump summit 

North Korea fired a number of unidentified projectiles on Thursday, South Korea's military said. "North Korea fired unidentified projectiles eastward" from Sino-ri in North Pyongan province, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) said in a statement.

North Korea fires several unidentified projectiles eastward

South Korea President Moon Jae-in is likely to place a call to US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to discuss the rise in tension in the Korean peninsula region after the recent weapon tests by North Korea.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in expected to call Trump to discuss North Korea's weapon test

North and South Korea Saturday struck different notes as they marked the first anniversary of a summit between their leaders that fuelled a whirlwind of diplomacy which has died down amid deadlock over Pyongyang's denuclearisation.

Two Koreas mark Moon-Kim summit anniversary with different tones

South Korea said on Friday that it will seek alternate sources of crude oil imports in order to minimise the impact of sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran, reported Yonhap News Agency.

South Korea to seek alternate sources of oil imports

The main Buddhist temple in the capital of South Korea on Monday inaugurated a ceremony to initiate child monks into the order for a weeks long training session in honor of the Buddha’s upcoming birthday on May 12.

Temple in South Korea initiates child monks ahead of Buddha’s birthday

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test-firing of a new type of "tactical guided weapon," the country's state media reported on Thursday. It said the "advantages" of the weapon were "the peculiar mode of guiding flight and the load of a powerful warhead".

North Korea's Kim oversees new 'guided weapon' test: State media

The South Korean president on Monday said now is the right time to call another summit with the leader of North Korea in the face of resuming the denuclearization dialogue.

Moon Jae-in ready for another North-South Korea summit with Kim Jong Un

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived for talks with US President Donald Trump on Thursday (April 11) hoping to help put denuclearization negotiations with North Korea back on track after a failed summit between the United States and North Korean leaders in February.

South Korean president meets Trump hoping to revive North Korea talks

South Korea is set to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the ferry disaster on Tuesday (April 16) which killed more than 300 people, most of them children.

South Korea to commemorate fifth anniversary of deadly ferry sinking

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South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co and Chinese technology firm Tencent Holdings have signed a preliminary deal to develop software for driverless vehicles, South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper reported on Saturday.

Hyundai, Tencent to develop software for driverless cars: Report

Samsung Electronics on Friday released the Galaxy S10 5G, the world's first available smartphone with built-in fifth-generation communications technology, as South Korea seeks to build a lead in the transformative system.

World's first 5G phone released in South Korea

South Korea mobilised more than 15,000 firefighters and soldiers to help douse most of the wildfires that have killed one person and forced more than 4,000 to flee their homes, authorities said on Friday.

Firefighters contain most of South Korean wildfires; hundreds evacuated

India rose two spots in the latest FIFA rankings, but just missed the top 100. India are now ranked 101st in the world and 18th in Asia. Iran continued to top the Asian rankings; they are ranked 21st in the world, followed by Japan (26), South Korea (37), Australia (41) and Qatar (55).

FIFA rankings: India moves up two spots, just misses top 100

South Korea will be launching the world’s first fully-fledged 5G mobile networks on Friday, a transformational leap that already has superpowers sparring for control of innovation that could potentially change the day-to-day lives of billions of people.

South Korea to launch world's first national 5G network

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold a meeting with the leaders of 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries in November this year, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un also possibly in attendance during the summit.

Kim Jong Un may be invited to South Korea-ASEAN summit in November

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North Korea reversed a decision to withdraw its staff from an inter-Korean liaison office by sending some back to work on Monday, South Korea said, in a turnaround that came after U.

North Korean officials return to liaison office after pullout

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