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South Korea eyes one of Nigeria's precious minerals

The lithium reserve in Africa's largest economy, Nigeria, has piqued the interest of South Korea. The Deputy Director (Information) of Nigeria's Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, Alaba Balogun revealed that the Nigerian government was in talks with their

Plane carrying 181 passengers crashes in South Korea

A passenger plane with 181 people onboard crashed in the South Korean city of Muan on Sunday. The plane, Jeju Air, which had malfunctioning landing gear veered off the runway, hit a fence, before going up in flames at the airport. The Jeju Air jetliner was

Russia builds first road bridge to North Korea

North Korea and Russia have started building a bridge that will be the first ever road link between the two countries. Satellite images showed work has begun on both banks of the Tumen River, close to the Russian border town of Khasan. Mikhail Mishustin, the

President Trump Declares North Korea a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism'

President Trump has announced that the US is re-designating North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, nine years after it was removed from the list. In a cabinet meeting, he said the move would trigger "very large" additional sanctions to be announced on Tuesday

South Korea: Again, Jeju Air flight suffers landing gear problem

A Jeju Air flight from Seoul on Monday was forced to return after encountering a landing gear problem, a day after South Korea's most deadly plane crash. The Boeing 737-800 involved in the latest incident was the same model as the Jeju Air plane that crashed

North Korea slams US over plans to relocate Gaza residents

North Korea on Wednesday blasted the United States for President Donald Trump's plan to redevelop the Gaza Strip by taking over the war-ruined territory and resettling residents elsewhere. A Pyongyang-based media outlet, KCNA, said the world is now seething

Tariff rates: South Korea seeks to resolve misunderstanding with US

The acting president of South Korea, Choi Sang-mok, on Monday, ordered authorities to actively communicate with the US administration to resolve any misunderstanding over tariffs. This directive is coming after US President Donald Trump recently singled out

North Korea Fires Missile After Being Sanctioned By The US

North Korea has fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile, according to South Korean military. The missile was launched around 11.30am Seoul time (2.30am UK time) in waters east of the Korean peninsula, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. It comes after

American Student Released By North Korea Last Week, Has Died

United States student Otto Warmbier, who was imprisoned in North Korea for 17 months before being returned home in a coma less than a week ago, has died in a Ohio hospital, his family said in a statement. The 22-year-old was detained in North Korea for allegedly

North Korea dismisses US, Japan's pledge to co-produce missiles

North Korea has faulted a recent agreement by Japan and the United States on co-producing air-to-air missiles as aggravating regional security risks and another example of Washington's push to militarize Japan. The state media said on Wednesday that at a time

North Korea withdraw from 2022 World Cup in Qatar

North Korea has withdrawn from next month's qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar. This was confirmed by the Asian Football Confederation on Sunday. North Korea had already pulled out of the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, because

South Korea identifies possible cause of Air Busan fire

South Korea's Transport Ministry on Friday said that a spare power bank was a possible cause of a fire that engulfed an Air Busan 298690 KS plane in January. While citing interim investigation results in a statement, the transport ministry said that scorch

South Korea's Constitutional Court to rule on Yoon's impeachment

South Korea's Constitutional Court will on Friday, issue its ruling on if to permanently remove impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office. In a statement on Tuesday, the court said in that it will hand down its ruling on Yoon, who was impeached by legislators

South Korea star Son Heung-Min Appointed New Tottenham Hotspurs Captain

Tottenham Hotspurs will have a new skipper in the person of Son Heung-Min, following confirmation by manager Ange Postecoglou. The 31-year-old attacker has a wealth of captaincy experience at international level with South Korea, for whom he has 111 caps.

EPL: Son Heung-min becomes younger following changes in South Korea

Tottenham star Son Heung-min is now one year younger after South Korea changed how they count their citizens' ages. Before now, the Asian country's method of age counting saw all babies counted as one-year-olds at birth; this included their gestation period

Russia delivered over one million barrels of oil to North Korea

According to satellite imagery analysis by the Open Source Centre, a non-profit research group located in the United Kingdom, Russia is believed to have provided North Korea with more than a million barrels of oil since March of this year. Leading analysts

South Korea sets June 3 for presidential election following Yoon's impeachment

South Korea will head to the polls on 3 June to elect a new president, the country's acting leader announced on Tuesday, following the dramatic removal of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over an attempted imposition of martial law. The announcement was made

North Korea to open huge coastal resort in planned tourism boost

According to state media, the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone includes hotels and various other accommodations North Korea is poised to unveil a significant new coastal tourist resort next week, hailed by state media as a "prelude to a new era" for the country's