Four-way talks to formulate response to DPRK nuclear test

2016-01-12 20:21:20

Seoul's chief nuclear negotiator plans to meet his US and Japanese counterparts on Wednesday and the following day will meet China's nuclear envoy in Beijing.

Union peace conference begins in Myanmar

2016-01-12 11:31:20

A union peace conference began in Myanmar's capital of Nay Pyi Taw Tuesday, ahead of the first round of national-level formal political dialogue between the government and eight ethnic armed groups.

Annual Coming of Age Day ceremony held in Tokyo

2016-01-12 10:23:19

According to a government announcement, more than 1.2 million men and women who were born in 1995 marked the coming of age this year, a decrease of approximately 50,000 from last year.

ROK to hold six-party talks with China, US, Japan on DPRK

2016-01-11 17:23:05

Representatives of ROK, China, the US and Japan in six-party talks to dismantle the DPRK's nuclear program will meet this week to discuss the DPRK's fourth nuclear test.

ROK to restrict access to Kaesong industrial complex

2016-01-11 13:29:34

The Republic of Korea (ROK) said on Monday that it will restrict the entry of ROK workers into the inter-Korean industrial complex in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) border city of Kaesong after Pyongyang's nuclear test.

ROK to restrict access to Kaesong industrial complex

2016-01-11 13:18:35

The Republic of Korea (ROK) says that it will restrict the entry of ROK workers into the inter-Korean industrial complex in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) border city of Kaesong after Pyongyang's nuclear test.

ROK, US militaries continue discussion on deploying 'strategic assets'

2016-01-11 11:29:42

Militaries of Republic of Korea(ROK)and the United States are continuing discussion on additional deployment of 'strategic assets' on the Korean peninsula.

US B-52 bomber deployed in ROK in retaliation for DPRK's nuke test

2016-01-10 12:07:38

A US B-52 bomber capable of delivering nuclear missile was deployed over the Korean Peninsula, three days after the DPRK's test of a hydrogen bomb.

WWII Tokyo Trials database launched for Chinese, int'l researchers

2016-01-09 14:13:52

A Chinese university publisher has launched a literature database that covers trial records and evidence presented at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East following Japan's surrender during World War II (WWII), also known as Tokyo Trials.

Beijing rejects US finger-pointing on DPRK

2016-01-09 07:22:46

China rebuffed a US claim that Beijing's approach has failed, saying the key to solving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue does not lie with China.

China expects Korean Peninsula nuclear issue to be resolved peacefully

2016-01-09 06:01:19

All sides should be committed to the peaceful settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula and avoid escalation of tensions.

95 homes destroyed by Western Australia wildfire

2016-01-08 21:02:57

An out-of-control wildfire in Western Australia state has destroyed nearly 95 homes after it tore through a small rural town just south of Perth overnight, prompting fears three people were missing, local authorities said on Friday.