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Korea

Ballistic

'Missile passing. Missile passing': Japanese awake to text message warnings of North Korea missile

29 Aug 2017

24.1k

Big Switch

Ex-Derry and Celtic winger becomes first Irish footballer to play in South Korea

4 Jul 2017

8.7k

Otto Warmbier

US student who fell into coma while imprisoned in North Korea returned home

14 Jun 2017

18.0k

tensions

Dennis Rodman thinks Trump is 'pretty happy' he's going back to North Korea

13 Jun 2017

16.4k

sheet masks

Korean beauty products are now popping up in Irish shops - here's why you should get involved

13 May 2017

15.9k

de-escalating tensions

Trump says he would be 'honoured' to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong-Un

1 May 2017

36.3k

Northern tensions

America will respond to any North Korean attack with 'overwhelming and effective' force

19 Apr 2017

15.8k

Neighbours to the North

North Korea threatens weekly missile tests as Trump says they 'gotta behave'

18 Apr 2017

9.0k

Mystery

There may be more mystery to the death of Kim Jong-Nam than was first thought

19 Mar 2017

35.4k

marion

The daughter from family's viral BBC interview keeps stealing the show

16 Mar 2017

35.1k

provocatively close

"A new stage of threat": Condemnation of North Korea as missiles reach Japanese waters

6 Mar 2017

11.4k

Get Out

Malaysia expels North Korean ambassador over Kim murder

4 Mar 2017

8.3k

cold war kid

Media frenzy and armed special forces as Kim Jong-Nam's son reportedly visits body

21 Feb 2017

14.4k

cold war killiing

Woman arrested over 'assassination' of Kim Jong Un's half brother

15 Feb 2017

15.0k

Park Geun-Hye

South Korea impeaches its president over corruption scandal

9 Dec 2016

7.9k

Say again?

Here's everything that's going to happen in 2017, apparently...

2 Dec 2016

26.7k

shots fired

North Korea takes major nuclear step as it test-fires two powerful missiles

22 Jun 2016

10.7k

comfort women

Japan apologises to women forced to be sex slaves for WWII soldiers

28 Dec 2015

16.4k

Oh My girl

Girl group detained at LA airport because 'their costumes and props made them look like sex workers'

11 Dec 2015

41.9k

Germany

South Korean family charged with murder over brutal hotel exorcism

9 Dec 2015

23.2k

nailed it

This new 'shattered glass' nail art trend looks seriously cool

21 Oct 2015

5.9k

hermit state

Here's the damage North Korea could do if it went to war

29 Aug 2015

50.7k

coffee kisses

This lip-shaped coffee cup lid is next level creepy

27 Aug 2015

5.2k

this means war

How the North and South Korea talks were sparked by loudspeakers blaring propaganda

22 Aug 2015

14.0k

North Korea

Kim Jong-Un has declared a "semi-state" of war

21 Aug 2015

22.7k

thanks science

The juice of this fruit could save you from a dreadful hangover

3 Aug 2015

31.4k

figure 8

This futuristic seaside resort has been inspired by plankton

23 Apr 2015

2.6k

Seoul

American ambassador has face slashed by knife-wielding protester

5 Mar 2015

39.4k

careless whispers

South Korea legalises adultery, condom shares soar

26 Feb 2015

16.5k

gangnam style

South Korean plastic surgeons 'partied in operating theatre'

29 Dec 2014

17.1k

op op op op

Here's how Gangnam Style changed YouTube forever

3 Dec 2014

10.8k

Unstoppable

Taylor sets up re-match with Ochigava in World Championships quarter-final

20 Nov 2014

8.4k

kim regime

Released from years of 'hard labour': Two Americans imprisoned by North Korea are being allowed home

8 Nov 2014

18.3k

stereotype

Opinion: Soju think the Irish are all drunks?

Clare Hartwieg

7 Nov 2014

1.5k

korea choices

That 'Irish alcoholism' job rejection? There's now a Craigslist response from Seoul...

6 Nov 2014

8.0k

Speculation

Kim Jong-Un mystery latest: Now he's been seen walking without a stick

5 Nov 2014

8.1k

rising tensions

North Korea warns of 'unpredictable retaliatory strikes' against South

20 Oct 2014

13.6k

The north face

Shoppers freak out as floor disappears beneath them in brilliant viral ad

16 Oct 2014

4.5k

dialogue

Talks to resume between North and South Korea after surprise visit

4 Oct 2014

12.2k

Emigration

Opinion: We see the happier side of expat life splashed across Facebook – there's darkness too

Kate O'Shaughnessy

18 Aug 2014

840

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