Since becoming an ambassador, Harry Harris's moustache has become the unusual subject of criticism.

US envoy to South Korea shaves off controversial moustache 

North Korea has confirmed it destroyed an inter-Korean liaison office and has cut all communication lines with South Korea.

North Korea cuts off all communications with South amid rising tensions

There were no reports of casualties in the brief exchange of gunfire.

The early action taken by the South Korean Government went on to shape what has become the world's most ambitious virus testing programme.


Measures to try and control the spread of coronavirus have been stepped up in some of the worst-hit countries.

The World Health Organisation says Covid-19 has the "potential" to become a global pandemic, as cases spike in Italy and Korea. 

South Korea reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections Saturday with more than 400 cases mostly linked to a church and a hospital.

The mayor of Daegu asked all citizens to stay indoors and pleaded for help from the central government.

The good news came as the country struggles to guard against a new coronavirus and counter North Korea’s nuclear threat.

The ceremony took place in South Korea, where 24 confirmed cases of the virus have emerged.

Byun Hui-su has been discharged for undergoing gender reassignment surgery.

The cause of death was not immediately known.

North Korea will host the South for the first time in almost 30 years.

Donald Trump reiterated that he was not bothered by the flurry of short-range weapons Kim Jong Un has launched

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles were launched from an area near the North’s western coast.