The number of deaths in South Korea exceeded the amount of babies born there last year for the first time in the country’s history.
Iran says South Korea holding its $7b funds ‘hostage’
Iran on Tuesday accused South Korea of holding $7 billion of its funds “hostage” but stressed that Tehran’s seizure of a Korean tanker in Gulf waters was not a tit-for-tat move. The Islamic …
Iran Steps Up Nuclear Programme, Holds South Korean Tanker
Iran said Tuesday it had stepped up uranium enrichment beyond limits set under its nuclear deal with world powers, amid heightened tensions with arch-foe the United States and after Iran seized a …
Iran’s oil tanker seizure appears aimed at pressuring Korea to unlock frozen assets: experts
Iran’s abrupt seizure of a South Korean-flagged oil tanker this week appears aimed at pressuring Seoul to unlock its financial assets frozen under U.S. sanctions amid its worsening economic woes and …
South Korea says reviewing planned diplomat visit to Tehran after Iran seizes tanker
South Korea’s foreign ministry is reviewing whether a senior diplomat would be visiting Tehran on Sunday as planned, an official said, after Iranian forces seized a South Korean-flagged chemical …
South Korea Sending Troops, Contacting Other Nations After Iran Seizes Ship
A South Korean Defense Ministry official told Newsweek the country, officially known as the Republic of Korea (ROK), had “sent anti-piracy troops near the Strait of Hormuz for the ROK oil tanker …
The child rape that exposed South Korea’s lax laws
The reduced sentence and subsequent release of a man convicted of brutally raping a child has raised fresh debate around South Korea’s legal system, reports BBC Korean’s David Oh.Twelve years ago, on …
South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forces
Armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker and forced the ship to change course and travel to Iran, the vessel’s owner said Tuesday, the latest …
As Birthrate Falls, South Korea’s Population Declines, Posing Threat to Economy
For the first time on record, the number of newborns in South Korea last year fell below the number of deaths, underscoring a long-term crisis in one of world’s most important economies …
Iran seizes South Korean tanker as tensions with US mount
Move comes as Iran resumes enriching uranium to up to 20% purity in significant breach of 2015 nuclear accord …