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Fiji investigation underway into South Korean church group
Fiji police begin investigation into activities of South Korean church group.
Germany out of FIFA World Cup after 2-0 defeat to South Korea
Defending FIFA champions, Germany, have crashed out of the Football World Cup after suffering a stunning 2-0 defeat by South Korea. Video, Audio
North Korea threatens to cancel Trump summit
North Korea has thrown into question an unprecedented summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump scheduled for next month. The reclusive state has denounced military exercises… Video, Audio
North Korea cancels talks with South Korea and warns US
North Korea also warned the US over the fate of Kim Jong-un's summit with President Donald Trump slated for next month.
Have sanctions on N. Korea forced Kim Jong-Un to the table?
North Korea said at the weekend that its intention to denuclearize, announced at an historic inter-Korean summit last month, was not the result of U.S. led sanctions, warning the US not to mislead… Audio
Expert: Peace on the Korean Peninsula?
A year ago things were extremely tense on the Korean peninsula. But now the war is apparently over. We talk to Dr Marc Lanteigne from Massey University's Centre for Defence and Security Studies about… Audio
What the meeting between North and South Korea means
Those pictures of North Korean president Kim Jong-Un shaking hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in are some of the most powerful political images we've seen in decades. Al Gillespie, Professor… Audio
Historic talks between leaders of North and South Korea underway
Kim Jong-un has become the first North Korean leader to set foot in South Korea by crossing the military line that has divided the peninsula since the end of the Korean War in 1953.
Kim Jong-un to cross the line for historic talks
Kim Jong-un will on Friday become the first North Korean leader since the war to cross the military demarcation line that divides the Korean peninsula.
South Korea turns off loudspeaker broadcasts into North
South Korea has stopped broadcasting propaganda via loudspeakers along the border with North Korea, ahead of top-level talks later this week.
South Korea discussing peace deal with North Korea
South Korea says it is considering how to change a decades-old armistice with North Korea into a peace agreement, as US officials confirmed an unprecedented top-level meeting with the North Korean…
Former S Korea president jailed 24 years, fined $23m
A South Korean court has jailed former president Park Geun-hye for 24 years over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country's conglomerates.
Is North Korea reining in its threats?
Kathryn Ryan speaks with a Korea expert from The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center, Bruce Klingner, about whether the impasse between the US and North Korea can be resolved. Audio
Robert Kelly: Trump and Kim meeting uncertain
There are now doubts that North Korea's Kim Jong-un will actually meet with US president Donald Trump. Dr Robert Kelly is an associate professor of international relations at Pusan National University… Audio
South Korean ex-president detained on graft charges
South Korean former president Lee Myung-bak was detained early on Friday on charges of taking bribes when he was in office, becoming the country's fourth leader to end up behind bars.
Kiwi snowboarder qualifies at top for Winter Olympics final
John Campbell talks to Carlos Garcia Knight, who has produced a massive score of 97.50 to be the top qualifier in the snowboard big air final at the Winter Olympics in South Korea. Video, Audio
Olympics 2018: North Korea to send 22 athletes
North Korea will send 22 athletes to compete in three sports at the Winter Olympics in South Korea in February.
North and South Korea... together?
At the winter Olympics next month, the Koreas will march under one flag - united, after so long apart.
They'll also compete as one in women's ice hockey.
This comes out of the first real talks… Audio
North and South Korea agree to military talks to defuse border tension
Sung-Yoon Lee, the assistant professor of Korean studies at Tufts University in Boston joins Summer Report to talk about where to from here for North Korea. Is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un about to… Audio
Triple murder accused who fled to NZ sent back to Korea
A Korean man who flew to Auckland three months ago after allegedly killing three family members will be repatriated on Thursday.