KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- North Korea has finally been approved to host a 2019 Asian Cup qualifying match against Malaysia following political tensions between the countries.The Asian Football Confederation says the game can go ahead in Pyongyang on June 8 after the Malaysian soccer federation confirmed it was not subject to "government travel restrictions.'' North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of

North Korea May 8, 2017

PAJU -- The South Korean under-20 national football team beat Saudi Arabia 3-1 on Monday in a practice match for an upcoming FIFA competition at home.FC Barcelona B midfielder Paik Seung-ho scored a goal and set up another in an unofficial match at the National Football Center in Paju, north of Seoul, where the South Korean players have been training for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The players on the South Korean under-20 national football team train at the National Football Center in Paju, Gyeongg

Soccer May 8, 2017

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- A United Nations official visiting North Korea is calling for more attention to disabled people in the socialist state.The UN special rapporteur on the rights of people with disabilities, Catalina Devandas Aguilar, talked to a small group of foreign and North Korean media at a news conference on Monday, the last full day of her eight-day trip to Pyongyang. Catalina Devandas Aguilar, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of people with disabilities (Yonhap)She urg

North Korea May 8, 2017

TOKYO (AP) -- After arresting two American university instructors and laying out what it says was an elaborate, CIA-backed plot to assassinate Kim Jong-un, North Korea is claiming to be the victim of state-sponsored terrorism from the White House. The assertion comes as the US is considering putting the North back on its list of terror sponsors. But the vitriolic outrage over the alleged plan to assassinate Kim last month is also being doled out with an unusually big dollop of retaliation threat

North Korea May 8, 2017

South Korea beat Zambia 4-1 to collect their second straight win at a FIFA U-20 World Cup test event here on Monday. FC Barcelona Juvenil A forward Lee Seung-woo grabbed a brace, while his club teammate Paik Seung-ho scored a goal and set up another at Cheonan Stadium in Cheonan, some 90 kilometers south of Seoul, for South Korea's impressive performance against Zambia. Gearing up for the U-20 World Cup as the host, South Korea invited Honduras, Zambia and Ecuador for the current tournament as a

Sports March 27, 2017

South Korea's vice defense minister left for Egypt on Monday in the latest move to boost cooperation with the African country.The trip by Vice Defense Minister Hwang In-moo comes amid South Korea's efforts to weaken North Korea's military network with Africa and strengthen cooperation over the international sanctions regime imposed on Pyongyang. South Korea's Vice Defense Minister Hwang In-moo speaks to reporters on Sept. 6, 2016. (Yonhap)In Egypt, Hwang is set to meet with Egyptian Defense Mini

Diplomatic Circuit March 27, 2017

Syria's national football team head coach Ayman Hakeem said Monday his team is tactically prepared against South Korea in the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier in Seoul. South Korea and Syria will go head-to-head at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul on Tuesday in the final Asian qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Both teams are in Group A, along with Iran, Uzbekistan, Qatar and China. "Everything has been going well since we arrived here," Hakeem said at a press conference in Seoul. "S

Sports March 27, 2017

China's commerce ministry said Monday it has launched an anti-dumping probe into South Korean exports of a chemical product amid Chinese economic retaliation against South Korea.China also said methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) imported from Japan or South Africa is also subject to the probe that could last up to Sept. 27, 2018. (Yonhap)MIBK is used as a chemical intermediate, a solvent for manufacturing paints, rubbers, pharmaceuticals, other chemicals, and industrial cleaners, according to the Ame

Industry March 27, 2017