South Korean Foreign Ministry Criticizes Kishidas Ritual Offering To Yasukuni Shrine

South Korea has expressed "deep disappointment and regret" over Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ritual offering to the Yasukuni shrine, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Japan protests against Korean court's asset seizure order on Mitsubishi for forced labor

 

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 A Korean court has ordered the seizure of assets in the country owed to the Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

South, North Korea Restore Cross-Border Communication - Sputnik International

The communication line between Seoul and Pyongyang was cut off last year in June in a North Korean move made against what it claimed were activists sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.

S. Koreans' life expectancy at 83.3 years, 2 years longer than OECD average

 

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S. Korean court dismisses damages suit against Japanese firms by WWII forced labor victims - Xinhua

(Xinhua) -- A South Korean court on Monday dismissed the damages suit against 16 Japanese firms, filed by a total of 84 South Korean victims who were forced into heavy labor without pay during the World War II (WWII) and the bereaved families.

South Korea Court Dismisses comfort Women Case Against Japan - UrduPoint

A South Korean court on Wednesday dismissed a case brought by a handful of World War II sex slaves and their families against the Japanese government, citing Tokyo's "sovereign immunity", reports said.

South Korea balloons: Seoul to ban people sending cross-border messages - BBC News

South Korea is to ban the sending of anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea, ending a propaganda exercise that has taken place for decades.

S.Korea to offer financial support for reunion of war-separated Korean families

South Korea has decided to offer financial support for the reunion of the war-separated Korean families, scheduled in late August, Seoul's unification ministry said Wednesday.

Two Koreas agree on dates for family reunions

Officials from North and South Korea have agreed to arrange reunions for families separated by the Korean War from August 20 to August 26, South Korea's Ministry of Unification has said.

North, South Korean Leaders Meet Again

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in met for the second time in a month to discuss peace commitments they reached in their first summit and Kim’s potential meeting with US President Donald Trump.

S.Korea expresses regrets over DPRK's suspension of high-level talks

South Korea on Wednesday expressed regrets over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s decision to suspend the scheduled high-level inter-Korean talks.

North Korea will merge time zones with South starting May 5

North Korea will synchronize its time with South Korea as early as this week, Pyongyang announced on Monday. The North created its own time zone in 2015, turning back the clocks by 30 minutes to defy Japanese colonial legacy.

North Korea Says Historic Summit Opens 'New Era for Peace'

North Korea on Saturday hailed its summit with the South as a "historic meeting" that paved the way for the start of a new era, after the two leaders pledged to pursue denuclearization and a permanent peace.

Kim-Moon summit grabs international spotlight

The leaders of the two Koreas shook hands at the Military Demarcation Line at 9:30 am on Friday. This meeting, the first in 11 years, holds the attention of not only the two countries involved, but also the international community.  

Japan irks South Korea by offering ritual to controversial war dead at shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine for the war dead, the shrine said on Saturday, prompting criticism from Seoul as it is seen in the two Koreas and China as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.

Two Koreas Discuss Announcing Official End to War, Report Says

South and North Korea are discussing plans to announce an official end to the military conflict between the two countries that are still technically at war, the Munhwa Ilbo newspaper reported, citing an unidentified South Korean official.

Unofficial dialogue between DPRK, ROK, US ends in Finland

Unofficial conversation held in Finland between representatives of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States ended on Wednesday, the Finnish Foreign Ministry said.

North, South Korea to inaugurate presidential hotline

A presidential hotline could soon be established between the two leaders of the Koreas, an unprecedented move for both sides.

UN welcomes inter-Korean summit, ready to offer assistance

The United Nations on Tuesday welcomed the forthcoming summit between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and South Korea, saying it was ready to assist the process.

Pyongyang, Seoul reach agreement to hold inter-Korean summit

The North Korean leader and South Korean high-level envoys have reached an "satisfactory" agreement during their meeting in Pyongyang, to hold a inter-Korean summit with the South Korean President, the North Korean state news agency KCNA reported Tuesday.