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China, Russia Vow 'Countermeasures' Against THAAD Deployment in Korean Peninsula

Jan 13, 2017 04:24 AM EST

China and Russia have vowed to take "countermeasures" in response to U.S. plan to deploy an anti-missile system in the Korean peninsula, Chinese state media reported on Friday. However, both nations have not specified what countermeasures they would be taking.

Ex-UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon Returns to South Korea, Hints at Presidential Bid

mwaniki wanjiku |

Jan 12, 2017 09:43 PM EST

Former United Nations chief Ban Ki-Moon returned to his native South Korea on Thursday, arriving in the middle of an increasingly tense battle to succeed the country's recently impeached President Park Geun-Hye.

China says Japan and South Korea can Expect Larger Military Air Patrols Close to their Airspace

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jan 12, 2017 08:48 AM EST

PLAAF confirmed a formation of six of its H-6s flew in international airspace perilously close to the air defense zones of both Japan and South Korea.

Samsung Vice Chair to be Questioned over President Park Scandal

Steve M.C. |

Jan 12, 2017 07:50 AM EST

Samsung Group Vice Chair, Lee Jae-Yong, arrived at the South Korean special prosecutor's office on Thursday morning for questioning over the firm's alleged corruption association in the political scandal that could lead to the historical impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye.

China Bans Import of 19 Korean Cosmetics Amid THAAD Conflict

Steve M.C. |

Jan 11, 2017 09:29 AM EST

The South Korean cosmetics industry has been hit hard in the Chinese market after 19 of its products failed to meet the country's import guidelines, a move that is believed to be China's reply to Seoul for allowing the US to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.

Japan Recalls Ambassador to South Korea over 'Comfort Women' Statue

mwaniki wanjiku |

Jan 09, 2017 08:33 PM EST

Japan on Monday recalled its ambassador to South Korea in protest of a statue in Busan dedicated to the women and girls forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels.

South Korea Appoints Official to Analyse Donald Trump's Tweets

mwaniki wanjiku |

Jan 05, 2017 07:51 PM EST

The South Korean government has created a new position in its foreign ministry whose sole role is to monitor US President-elect Donald Trump's tweets in an effort keep track of the his policies on north-east Asia.

China to Completely Ban K-Pop and Korean Entertainment in Retaliation for THAAD

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jan 05, 2017 06:21 PM EST

A de facto ban on South Korean entertainers has been in place since late 2016, however.

South Korea to Form Special Unit to Eliminate Kim Jong Un, Top North Korean Officials

mwaniki wanjiku |

Jan 05, 2017 02:49 AM EST

South Korea is prioritizing a plan to form a specialist unit that will be tasked to get rid of top officials in the North Korean government in case war erupts between the two countries.

Alipay has opened its first overseas customer center in Seoul in November 2015.

Alipay to Expand Mobile Payment Service in South Korea

Ellie Froilan |

Jan 04, 2017 01:04 AM EST

Ant Financial's Alipay plans to expand its mobile payment service in South Korea by establishing a joint venture.

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and leaders from South Korea and China

Japan Invites China, South Korea for Trilateral Talks

mwaniki wanjiku |

Jan 02, 2017 05:01 PM EST

Japan has sounded out China and South Korea about holding a trilateral summit in Tokyo in February.

Remembering Robert Jermain Thomas, North Korea's Christian Martyr

Theena Ocay |

Dec 31, 2016 10:23 AM EST

While Christians all over the world just celebrated Christmas, North Korea may apparently be secretly honoring the season as 2016 marked the anniversary of a great Christian martrydom on the banks of the Taedong River in Pyongyang.

North Korean Hackers Could Disable US Pacific Command: Report

mwaniki wanjiku |

Dec 30, 2016 06:29 PM EST

A North Korea-initiated full scale cyber attack could potentially paralyze the US Pacific Command control centre (US PACOM), according to a report issued by the South Korean Defence Agency for Technology and Quality (DATQ).

US President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

China, South Korea Angered by Japanese Minister's Visit to a War Dead Shrine

mwaniki wanjiku |

Dec 30, 2016 03:39 AM EST

A senior Japanese official's decision to pay his respects at a controversial shrine for war dead has prompted an angry reaction from China and South Korea.