Asia's largest movie festival kicks off Thursday at a time when the region's influence on the global movie industry is on the rise.

New Zealand's Lydia Ko has become the youngest winner of a major with a six-stroke victory at the Evian Championship in France.

North and South Korea agree to hold rare reunions for families separated by the Korean War.

A fishing boat capsizes off South Korea's southern coast, leaving at least 10 dead.

South Korea halts its propaganda broadcasts into North Korea as part of a deal to defuse tension.

Fifa will investigate the alleged distribution of a dossier highly critical of Uefa president Michel Platini.

Scientists have developed a tiny robot - based on the water strider insect - that can jump on water.

South Korea's Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn declares a "de facto end" to the outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Virus (Mers).

Another patient has died in South Korea amid an outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome bringing total fatalities to 16.

South Korea seals off two hospitals that treated people with a deadly respiratory disease, officials said today, even as the outbreak that has been spreading through health facilities could have peaked.

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea organises the first ever K-pop contest in Bangladesh on June 6 2015. K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electronic, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea.

A seventh person has died in South Korea after contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea organises the first ever K-pop contest in Bangladesh on June 6 2015. K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electronic, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea.

Fourteen more cases of Mers have been confirmed in South Korea and a fifth person has died.

More than 200 schools in four cities and provinces decide to temporarily close to prevent Middle East respiratory syndrome infection among students, Korea’s top education official says.

US military accidentally sent live anthrax samples to as many as nine labs across the country and to a US military base in South Korea, the Pentagon says.

30 women activists cross the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea in an attempt to promote peace.

North Korea has abruptly cancelled UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's visit one day before he was due to arrive.

The biggest ever global school rankings is published, with Asian countries in the top five places and African countries at the bottom.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders the execution of 15 people this year, including several top officials, South Korean intelligence says.