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2015 |
| Jun.10 |
S Korea cuts interest rates to record low amid Mers concerns. South Korea
2008 |
| Sep.15 |
Lehman collapse hits Asian shares Japan: Global markets were reeling after a historic day on Wall Street that saw 2 famous names become the latest victims of the credit crunch
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2015 |
| Jul.3 |
North Korean farmers face dry fields amid drought
2010 |
| Nov.16 |
N Korea facing hunger due to grain deficit. North Korea
2008 |
| Jul.28 |
First U.S. beef arrives in Korea after ban. South Korea
| Jun.25 |
South Korea lifts ban on US beef South Korea has formally lifted an import ban, allowing meat from young cattle to be shipped into the country | |
| Apr.17 |
S Korea 'due to lift US beef ban'
South Korea: Seoul's farm ministry: South Korea has agreed to relax restrictions on beef imports from the US
2005 |
| Jul.11 |
Seoul boosts food aid to N. Korea. South Korea
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2015 |
| Dec.16 |
Asia's investors cheer the Fed's move to raise rates Japan: Shares in Asia were all in positive territory on Thursday on news the US Federal Reserve had raised its rates for the first time since June ...
2014 |
| Oct.29 |
Samsung profit lowest in three years |
2011 |
| Sep.22 |
Asia shares continue global slide. South Korea
| Aug.18 |
Asia stocks drop on economy worry. South Korea
| Aug.10 |
Asia stocks dip as crisis fears spread. Japan
| Aug.8 |
Asia hammered by stocks sell-off in the US South Korea: Earlier the Dow Jones stock index dropped 5.6%. Markets have been hammered amid fears that the US is heading for a recession
2008 |
| Nov.12 |
Asia slumps amid bail-out U-turn. Japan
| Oct.12 |
Markets rally after crisis talks. Australia
| Oct.1 |
Asian markets dip despite bailout vote. Japan
| Sep.29 |
Asian markets fall on U.S. bailout failure Japan: Nikkei index dropped 4.8% in the first hour of trading, while the Australian Securities Exchange fell 4.5%. S. Korea's KOSPI dropped 3.6%
| Sep.16 |
Asian markets mixed on AIG rescue. Japan
| Mar.18 |
Asian markets lift after Fed cut. Japan
| Jan.21 |
Australasia markets see further losses. Sydney
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2003 |
| Nov.11 |
Workers walk off the job |
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2016 |
| Nov.7 |
Samsung raided in political corruption probe. South Korea
| Jan.18 |
Apple, Samsung and Sony face child labour claims. San Francisco Bay Area
2014 |
| Dec.22 |
North Korea partially back online
Some internet services have been restored in N Korea after an almost unprecedented internet outage, amid a cyber security row with the US
| Dec.22 |
Internet crashes in North Korea North Korea has been suffering severe internet outages, with one analyst saying the country's access to the web was entirely cut
2012 |
| Aug.24 |
Samsung to fight court ruling for Apple South Korea: Samsung plans to challenge a U.S. court ruling that recommends more than $1 billion in damages to Apple over a patent dispute
| Aug.24 |
Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn
Map of San Jose USA San Francisco Bay Area: A US jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit. It said several of Samsung's devices had in... | |
2003 |
| Jan.25 |
Virus-like attack hits web traffic |
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2016 |
| Feb.11 |
North Korea to cut hotlines with South amid Kaesong shutdown
2013 |
| Apr.8 |
N. Korea pulling workers out of joint industrial zone. North Korea
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2014 |
| Feb.16 |
Deadly bombing hits Egypt tour bus
Sinai: A bomb attack on a tourist bus in the Sinai peninsula has killed at least three South Korean tourists and an Egyptian driver, officials have...
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2007 |
| Dec.10 |
Inter-Korean train service starts South Korea: The first cargo train providing regular service across the border between the two Koreas in more than a half century left for the North
| May.16 |
Korean trains in historic link-up
North Korea: A pair of passenger trains have crossed the heavily fortified border for the first time in more than 50 years
2003 |
| Jun.13 |
Railway reconnects two Koreas. North Korea
2002 |
| Sep.17 |
Work began on railway to link Koreas |
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2009 |
| Apr.9 |
Japan to extend N Korea sanctions
2006 |
| Oct.14 |
U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea 
UN Security Council: The Council voted unanimously to slap trade, travel and other sanctions
The vote had been delayed because of concerns by China and Russia. The US has revised its draft to remove the threat of military action and reduced the total embargo on military equipment
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2002 |
| Nov.14 |
Oil shipments to N Korea frozen |
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2018 |
| Feb.4 |
Samsung heir freed from S Korea jail South Korea: ee Jae-yong has been freed from jail after a South Korean court suspended his five year jail term for bribing the country's ex-president
2017 |
| Oct.12 |
Samsung Electronics CEO resigns South Korea: Kwon Oh-hyun has resigned citing an '"unprecedented crisis'. The heir of the entire Samsung Group was imprisoned for corruption in August
| Mar.8 |
Samsung chief Lee Jae-Yong on trial for bribery. South Korea
2016 |
| Dec.5 |
South Korean firms face rare corruption hearing
2014 |
| Dec.30 |
Former Korean Air executive arrested over 'nut rage' incident |
| Dec.13 |
Korean Air executive 'made steward bow over nut rage' |
| Dec.11 |
Korean Air chair apologies over daughter's nut rage South Korea: Cho Yang-ho apologized for the behavior of his adult daughter who delayed a flight in an incident now dubbed 'nut rage'
| May.7 |
South Korea ferry company chief detained
2008 |
| Jul.15 |
Ex-Samsung boss convicted South Korea: A court convicted Lee Kun-hee on for evading taxes and fined him 110 billion won ($109 million), but said his crimes did not justify a priso...
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2010 |
| May.23 |
S. Korea suspends trade with N. Korea
South Korea: South Korea is suspending trade with North Korea, closing its waters to the North's ships and adopting a newly aggressive military posture
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2015 |
| Apr.7 |
Activist launches balloons w. 'The Interview' DVDs to North Korea. South Korea
2014 |
| Dec.20 |
N Korea seeks joint Sony hack probe
North Korea: N Korea has offered to hold a joint inquiry with the US into a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, strongly denying US claims that it is behind i...
| Dec.19 |
Sony 'will not drop' North Korea film The Interview. Los Angeles
| Dec.17 |
Sony cancels The Interview release Los Angeles: Sony Pictures cancels 25 December release of North Korea film The Interview after cinemas decide not to screen it | |
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2014 |
| Jul.21 |
South Korea police 'find body' of fugitive ferry boss
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2014 |
| Dec.21 |
S Korea holds cyber drill after hack |
2012 |
| Nov.5 |
South Korea shuts down 2 nuclear reactors South Korea had shut down operations at two nuclear reactors after discovering that they were using parts supplied with forged quality certificates
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2017 |
| Dec.29 |
South Korea seizes ship it claims transferred oil to North Korea 
South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-registered ship that allegedly transferred oil to a North Korean vessel in violation of United Nations sanctions | |
2007 |
| Jul.13 |
N. Korea receives oil shipment. North Korea