Nuclear-armed North Korea this week pushed the world's patience once again after test firing ballistic missiles into Japan's waters.

Brilliant moment as BBC expert's live interview is gatecrashed by his curious children.

He's the nephew of the world's most isolated and unpredictable leader - and he's in danger.

Lee Jae-yong, the heir apparent to Samsung Group, will be indicted on bribery charges.

Kim Jong Nam led a life of loneliness and fear and seclusion, rejected by his father, orphaned by his mother, stuck in a shadowy exile.

North Korean leader's half brother was killed by VX - one of the most toxic chemical warfare agents.

There was a break-in at the hospital morgue where Kim Jong Nam's body is being held.

This is the extraordinary footage that allegedly shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother being attacked by two women.

Malaysian police have arrested a fourth suspect, a North Korean, in the shocking assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half brother, Kim Jong Nam.

Skyline Enterprises last week opened a $20 million luge development in South Korea's Tongyeong City that sent Korean social media into a frenzy.

Police have arrested one of the women suspected over the death of Kim Jong-un's brother, as North Korea objects to an autopsy being performed.

It appears that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fiasco is not over yet. A "minor fire" broke out at the factory that manufactures the malicious

South Korea wants to create an "ultra-fast" train it hopes will be able to carry passengers at almost the speed of sound.

A South Korean court declined to allow the arrest of Samsung's de facto chairman for his alleged role in an explosive corruption scandal.

He's the billionaire "prince" and de facto heir of one of the world's largest companies - and very soon he could be facing the possibility of a jail term.

Korean Air Lines said it will allow crew members to "readily use stun guns" to manage violent passengers.

At Christmas, Korean families eat kimchi and drink rice cake soup, chef Alex Kim says.

COMMENT: Park Geun-hye has 15 months left of her five-year term, but she is finished politically, and that just feels sad.

Once hailed as South Korea's saviour, Park Geun-hye's reputation has been left in tatters this week after a political scandal was revealed.

Auckland's inaugural month-long Korea festival gets under way tonight.

We all know the feeling of forgetting your lunch so we can appreciate the skills of this Korean wife.

The most senior diplomat ever to defect from North Korea has abandoned his post as deputy ambassador in London.

Samsung is facing criticism for allegedly covering up the fatal poisoning of its workers. And the company's excuse is amazing.

A selfie of two gymnasts whose nations are sworn enemies has melted hearts, with one saying this is what the Games are about.

Two businessmen with a Kiwi diplomat when he allegedly shoved Korean policemen and kicked a patrol car have avoided charges.

The market is one of many scattered across South Korea's capital - a city humming with activity and life - and a drawcard for locals and tourists.

What would it take for South Korea to develop nuclear weapons? It's a fringe idea that rears its head every now and then here.

The worst cases were put on Black Hawk helicopters to the field hospital, while the less urgent victims travelled by military ambulance.

South Korea claimed yesterday North Korea was planning terrorist attacks on the south.

The US deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally Sth Korea yesterday, in a show of force after North Korea's nuclear test last week.