For the second day in a row, North Korea has been firing artillery into the demilitarized zone

The tension on the Korean Peninsula rose further as North Korea held artillery drills for the second day in a row.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) reported on Wednesday that North Korea had fired around one hundred artillery shells from its western coast at noon, with the ...

As tensions rise with North Korea, the United States and its allies have their fighter planes patrol the waters around the peninsula

On Tuesday, as diplomats from the United States and its Asian allies planned a coordinated reaction to a possible imminent nuclear test by North Korea, dozens of fighter planes were flown over waterways surrounding the Korean Peninsula as a show of force.

The flights coincided with a vi...

Ballistic missile fired by North Korea enters sea off the peninsula

While a US aircraft carrier is in South Korea for joint military exercises in response to the North's escalating nuclear threat, the North fired a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern seas on Sunday, continuing a provocative streak in weapons testing.

The South Korean Jo...

For trilateral discussions on North Korea, Seoul's top nuclear envoy travels to Japan.

To participate in trilateral discussions with his US and Japanese counterparts on North Korea's nuclear development, South Korea's senior nuclear envoy left for Japan on Tuesday.

On Wednesday in Tokyo, Kim Gunn, the special envoy for peace and security on the Korean Peninsula fo...

SOUTH KOREA’S PENINSULA SCORED $19M-$20M IN INTERNATIONAL DEBUT

Highlights:

• South Korea’s Peninsula which is a follow-up to the 2016 cult zombie film Train to Busan, has scored $19 million - $20 million in its International debut.
• The flick has earned more than $13 million to $14 million in South Korea despi...

RUSSIAN AND SOUTH KOREAN DIPLOMATS DISCUSS KOREAN PENINSULA CRISIS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov is concerned about the deterioration on the Korean Peninsula.
• South Korean Ambassador to Russia Lee Sok-bae had a word with Russian minister to discuss the crisis.
• North Korea has dec...

SEOUL: INTER-KOREAN RAILWAY PROJECT TO RESTART SOON

The government of South Korea has finally decided to restart a project to reconnect railways between the two Koreas, which was delayed since months. The decision is taken despite the complexity of inter-Korean relations.
On Thursday, the Unification Ministry of Seoul stated that it has des...

PENINSULA-TRAIN TO BUSAN SEQUEL GETS YOU JITTERY

• The sequel to Train to Busan promises to scare the pants off you in this terrifying film.
• The teaser to the film is scarier than ever which might not rank as the most terrifying film, but nevertheless gives you some frights.         ...

VET LABS IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA ADAPT NUCLEAR-DERIVED TECHNIQUES TO TREAT ANIMAL DISEASES

Highlights:

• Bosnia and Herzegovina are necessary to develop the emergency response capability
• The new technique will help detect infectious diseases like Balkan peninsula, BT and LSD

Due to IAEA assistance in cooper...

The world still doubts that President Donald Trump is trying to do the right thing in international affairs

WASHINGTON — According to Pew Research Center polls released Wednesday, the world is still doubtful that President Donald Trump will do the right thing on foreign affairs after almost three years in office.

The poll took place long before Trump signed off on a U.S. drone strike la...

Portugal, Spain, southern France smashed by strong winds and flood

On Sunday, following two strong storms in Spain's Iberian peninsula in less than a week, Emergencies worked to clear damage from violent winds and flooding, killing at least eight persons and causing widespread damage.

Storm Fabien gave the area a cool round of high winds and heavy ...