South Korea: Police apologize for violently coercing murder confession
Yoon — whose full name is not being published due to a South Korean law that protects the privacy of suspects and criminals — was the only person ever convicted …
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North Korea suspends plans for increased military pressure against the South
The decision comes following a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the central military commission on Tuesday, which “took stock of the prevailing situation,” according to North …
Read MoreChaos between North and South Korea sees Kim Jong Un’s sister emerge stronger than ever
Kim applauded these athletes alongside dignitaries like Moon, US Vice President Mike Pence and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. It was a tremendous photo op. But a trip to the …
Read MoreNorth Korea blows up liaison office in Kaesong used for talks with South
North Korean state media reported that the four-story building, which is located in the town of Kaesong on the North Korean side of the demilitarized zone that divides the two …
Read MoreNorth Korea isn’t talking to the South anymore. Experts say it could be trying to manufacture a crisis
North Korean state media said several hotlines would be shuttered, including a military-to-military phone and another line meant to directly connect its leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President …
Read MoreSouth China Sea: Pressures increasing on Indonesia and Malaysia
Beijing claimed it was conducting “normal activities in waters under Chinese jurisdiction,” but for years Chinese vessels have been accused of hounding countries who try to explore for resources in …
Read MoreIndia and Australia strengthen military ties as tensions simmer in South China Sea
The deals were announced after a virtual summit between prime ministers Scott Morrison of Australia and Narendra Modi of India. “India is comprehensively and rapidly committed to strengthening its relations …
Read MoreVFA: Philippines says it won’t end US military access agreement amid South China Sea tensions
President Rodrigo Duterte had decided to retain the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) “in light of the political and other developments in the region,” said Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin …
Read MoreSouth Korea schools: Hundreds close again after reopening
Parks, art galleries, museums and theaters operated by the government in the Seoul metropolitan area — home to about half the country’s population of nearly 52 million — have also …
Read MoreSouth Korea’s most-notorious serial killing cold case now exposes huge injustices
The crime would have been shocking anywhere else, but in Hwaseong, then a rural area near South Korea’s capital Seoul, murders like this were happening with disturbing regularity. She was …
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