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Singer-actor Lee Seung Gi marries actress Lee Da In

The wedding was held at a Seoul hotel and comedian Yoo Jae-suk hosted the ceremony, according to sources in the music industry.

North Korea free to take part in 2018 Games, says Seoul

North Korea will be allowed to travel to South Korea for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics if it wishes to take part, Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Monday.

South Korea says North's nuclear capability 'speeding up', calls for action

South Korea's foreign minister says that North Korea's nuclear capability is expanding fast, echoing alarm around the world over the isolated state's fifth nuclear test carried out in defiance of UN sanctions.

Strong demand for Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 tests supply chain

Better-than-expected demand for Samsung's new Galaxy Note 7 causes supply constraints globally.

N Korea senior intelligence officer 'defects to South'

A senior North Korean military officer who oversaw spying operations has fled to the South, say South Korean officials, in a rare high level defection.

Mother threatens to disown daughter over her cosmetic surgery addiction

A Chinese woman's obsession to look like an actress makes her mother go on TV to threaten to disown her.

N Korea warns of strike on Seoul's presidential palace

North Korea warns that its military is ready to attack Seoul's presidential palace unless South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologizes for "treason" and publicly executes officials responsible for what Pyongyang says are plans to attack its leadership.

North and South-Korea in rare talks to improve ties

Officials from North and South Korea are meeting for rare talks aimed at improving long-strained ties, after a military standoff in August.

2 US army men dead in S Korea helicopter crash

Two US military personnel have been killed when their helicopter crashed outside South Korea's capital, Seoul.

September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015

Asia's largest movie festival set to kick off in Busan

Asia's largest movie festival kicks off Thursday at a time when the region's influence on the global movie industry is on the rise.

May 20, 2015
May 20, 2015

North Korea cancels UN chief Ban Ki-moon's visit

North Korea has abruptly cancelled UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's visit one day before he was due to arrive.

March 21, 2015
March 21, 2015

Asia powers hold renewed talks

Foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are meeting for their first talks in three years

March 2, 2015
March 2, 2015

NKorea fires missiles as US-S Korea drills begin

North Korea fires two short-range missiles into the sea as US-South Korea military exercises get under way

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