North Korea appears to be ready to carry out a nuclear test whenever leaders of the reclusive state give the green light, a spokesman for the South Korean Defense Ministry said Thursday.

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Seoul: N. Korea ready for nuclear test

North Korea warns that it will bolster its nuclear programme and take unspecified counter-measures unless the US eases diplomatic pressure on it.

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N Korea gives new nuclear warning

The 29 Chinese fishermen and three boats seized in the Yellow Sea by unidentified North Koreans are free and have arrived in China, reports say.

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North Koreans ‘free Chinese crew’

South Korea urges North Korea to follow a ‘different path to peace’ at the start of talks with the US and Japan, amid fears of a third nuclear test.

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S Korea urges North on ‘new path’

When it comes to travel insurance claims, Hannah Yun was about as sure as anyone that hers would be successful. She’d bought a gold-plated “cancel for any reason” policy for a trip to South Korea. When her boyfriend proposed and she decided to call off the trip to start planning her wedding, she thought that collecting a check would be just a formality. Read full article > >

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The Navigator: Travel insurance claims can hinge on the tiniest details

In Toni Morrison’s novel, a traumatized soldier returns from the Korean War to his segregated hometown in Georgia.

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‘Home,’ a Novel by Toni Morrison

North Korea resumes work on a light water reactor that could be used to support its nuclear programme after months of inactivity, a US institute says.

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N Korea ‘resumes work’ on reactor

Six senior monks in South Korea have offered to step down after a colleague leaked a video of them allegedly holding a private gambling session.

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VIDEO: Secret video shows monks gambling

North Koreans have more access than before to outside media, especially foreign and South Korean DVDs, says a US study.

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N Korea outside media access up

South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop capsules filled with powdered human flesh being smuggled into the country from China.

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VIDEO: Tackling the trade in human flesh pills

South Korean firm Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphone, the successor to the Galaxy S2.

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VIDEO: Taking a look at the new Galaxy S3

South Korean firm Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphone, the successor to the Galaxy S2.

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VIDEO: Taking a look at the new Galaxy S3

The South Korean handset maker will unveil its new Android-based Galaxy phone at a London event later on Thursday.

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Samsung readies new Galaxy phone

The UN imposes sanctions on three North Korean state-owned companies in response to Pyongyang’s failed rocket launch last month.

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UN blacklists North Korean firms

China’s changing positions on Iran, Syria and North Korea, among others, are hailed as steps toward unity among the world’s major powers, but its motives are a mystery.

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U.S. Is Seeing Positive Signs From Chinese