Nation marks 1 year since quake

2016-04-25 09:08:11

Frustration mounts as millions still in tents and reconstruction lags

Politician sets river on fire to protest fracking practice

2016-04-25 09:08:11

An Australian politician has set fire to a river to draw attention to methane gas he says is seeping into the water due to fracking, with the dramatic video attracting more than millions of views.

Pyongyang says it fired ballistic missile from submarine

2016-04-25 09:08:11

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea announced on Sunday that it had successfully launched a ballistic missile from a submarine, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.

Govt revokes passport of tycoon who owes $1b

2016-04-25 09:08:11

India on Sunday revoked the passport of a flamboyant Indian businessman accused of fleeing to London in March while owing more than a $1 billion to Indian banks.

UN Security Council slams DPRK submarine missile test

2016-04-25 09:36:43

The UN Security Council on Sunday "strongly" condemned Saturday's submarine-launched ballistic missile test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

DPRK announces successful test of submarine-launched missile

2016-04-24 06:52:08

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced successful underwater test-fire of strategic submarine ballistic missile.

S.Korea deplores Japanese politicians's visit to war-linked shrine

2016-04-22 17:10:19

South Korea on Friday deplored a group of Japanese politicians paying tribute to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.

Expanded Pakistani port set to boost links to China

2016-04-22 07:32:31

The expanded and better-equipped port of Gwadar in Pakistan, which forms an important part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, will be operating fully by the end of this year.

Ministry dismisses China-DPRK border deployment report

2016-04-22 15:46:55

The Ministry of National Defense on Friday dismissed a media report that claimed China had sent a large number of troops to its border with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

S. Korea's top diplomat to visit China: Seoul

2016-04-22 14:08:37

South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se plans to visit China next week to attend the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) meeting of foreign ministers, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Friday.

Japanese lawmakers visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine en masse

2016-04-22 10:02:41

A group of lawmakers visit the controversial war-linked Yasukuni Shrine which stands as a symbol of Japan's militarism and honors its war dead.

S.Korea urges Japan to face up to history after Abe's offerings to Yasukuni Shrine

2016-04-22 09:01:42

South Korea on Thursday urged Japan to squarely face up history in a right way after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ritual offerings to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.