Former S.Korean PM prosecuted for bribery charge
2015-07-02 16:28:36
Former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo was prosecuted Thursday for bribery charge that had led him to resign as the country's second-highest administrative post.
FISU: MERS situation under control in South Korea
2015-07-02 16:10:45
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) situation is under control in South Korea, said a medical official of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) here on Thursday.
At least 16 died as banca capsized in C. Philippines
2015-07-02 15:35:39
At least 16 people were confirmed dead when a passenger banca capsized in the waters off Ormoc City in central Philippines' Leyte province on Thursday afternoon, local media reported.
Anti-war gathering held in Japan's Osaka
2015-07-02 10:37:45
Over 400 people attended a gathering held by Japan-China Friendship Association Osaka Branch in Osaka's prefectural Dawn Center on Wednesday night, aiming to promote peace and friendship between China and Japan and request the Abe administration to reflect on WWII and withdraw the constitution- violating security bills.
New, modern terminal of Pyongyang Intl Airport put into use
2015-07-02 09:23:39
The newly completed terminal of Pyongyang International Airport, which the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) says is "a model edifice in the Songun era," was officially put into use starting Wednesday after a topping out ceremony held here in the morning.
ROK urges DPRK back to dialogue table
2015-07-01 15:35:46
President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Wednesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to return to the inter-Korean dialogue table.
142 body bags recovered, 59 bodies identified from Indonesia's plane crash: official
2015-07-01 14:19:37
A total of 142 body bags have been confirmed recovered from the crash of an Indonesian military plane in Indonesia's North Sumatra capital of Medan on Wednesday.
Indonesia to review ageing air force fleet after deadly crash
2015-07-01 14:16:29
Indonesia's president promised a review of the country's ageing air force fleet and a defence modernisation drive on Wednesday, as the death toll from the crash of a military transport plane in the north of the country climbed past 140.
Mass casualties in Indonesian military plane crash
2015-06-30 21:07:58
Some 113 people were feared dead after a military plane carrying them crashed into the downtown of Indonesia's North Sumatra capital city of Medan, the country's Air Force chief said on Tuesday.
Japan's LDP lawmaker denounces Abe's security policies
2015-06-30 20:54:04
A veteran lawmaker from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Tuesday wept during a press conference denouncing that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's effort to ram a series of controversial security bills is jeopardizing the country's postwar pacifism.
More than 100 feared dead in Indonesian military plane crash
2015-06-30 20:50:04
Some 113 people were feared dead after a military plane carrying them crashed into the downtown of Indonesia's North Sumatra capital city of Medan, the country's Air Force chief said on Tuesday.
More than 50 may die in Indonesian plane crash
2015-06-30 18:25:40
An official at Medan chapter of Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said on Tuesday that the death toll from the crash of C-130 Hercules in the capital of North Sumatra province Medan may rise as people on board the ill-fated plane were more than 55.