South Korea

Former Portuguese PM Antonio Guterres thanked the Security Council of the UN for nominating him as Secretary General of the organisation and promised to take on the huge challenges facing the world which is gripped by different conflicts.

The chairman of South Korea's Hanjin Group on Oct. 4 apologized for the "cargo chaos" caused by the collapse of its shipping unit, but insisted the company could, and should, be salvaged.

Hanjin Shipping, the world's seventh largest shipping company, is seeking bankruptcy protection at home and in the U.S. after creditors rejected its latest plan to deal with a $5.37 billion debt.

Two huge U.S. bombers flew over South Korea on Sept. 13 in a show of force against the North as a top U.S. envoy said China must help close loopholes in sanctions following Pyongyang's largest-ever nuclear test.

The supersonic B-1B Lancers reached airspace over the U.S. Osan Air Base at Pyeongtaek, 64 kilometers south of Seoul, at around 10 a.m.

BELGRADE - President Tomislav Nikolic received a farewell visit from South Korean Ambassador Lee Do-hoon on Friday.

He noted the relations between their two countries were very good and thanked Lee for the Republic of Korea's vote against Kosovo's UNESCO membership bid, noting that Serbia's cultural heritage could not be preserved by those who had been destroying it.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic received a farewell visit from South Korean Ambassador Lee Do-hoon on Friday.

North Korea claimed on Sept. 9 it has successfully tested a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on a missile, drawing condemnation from the South over the "maniacal recklessness" of young ruler Kim Jong-Un.

US President Barack Obama has warned North Korea of serious consequences , calling on the leaders of Jaan and South Korea for consultations, according to a White House spokesperson on Friday, after North Korea confirmed it had successfully conducted its fifth nuclear test.

North Korea has confirmed it has conducted its most powerful nuclear test to date, marking the 68th anniversary of its founding with a reminder to the world that it may be edging closer to developing a warhead capable of striking the US mainland. The news of the test was confirmed in a state television news bulletin, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua.

BELGRADE - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Vuk Jeremic, Serbia's former foreign minister and a candidate to the post of U.N. Secretary General, in Moscow on Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Iran and South Korea have decided to triple their annual trade volume to $18 billion, President Hassan Rouhani announced on May 2 after meeting his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-Hye.

"The two sides decided to increase by three times the current trade volume of around $6 billion (5.2 billion euros) to $18 billion," Rouhani said in a joint televised press conference.