At least 41 people have been killed and dozens injured in a fire at a hospital in Miryang, South Korea, said the Yonhap news agency.

 North Korea's women's ice hockey players have arrived in South Korea to form a joint team for the Pyeongchang Olympics.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investments from Japan, South Korea and China were the most significant players in FDI (foreign direct investment) in 2017.

 At least 13 people have died after a fishing boat collided with a 336-tonne tanker and capsized off South Korea's west coast.

VietNamNet Bridge - The great advantages of Vietnam’s business environment and its membership in FTAs and the AEC have helped to attract many investors from Asia.

Unresolved issues in Vietnam’s regulations and the business environment have resulted in relatively low FDI inflows from US and European multinational companies, experts say.

 Vietnam imported petroleum mainly from the ASEAN and South Korea in the first seven months of 2017, which together accounted for 90 per cent of the imports.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists have said that the increased trade deficit with South Korea is not expected to lead to changes in Vietnam’s economic structure.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it will start selling a refurbished version of the recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in South Korea on July 7, using batteries different from those that caused some handsets ...

A report of the General Statistics Office (GSO) shows a significant increase in Vietnam’s exports to South Korea in the first four months of the year, reaching $4.4 billion, an increase of 32 percent compared with the same period last year. 

 Japanese and South Korean buying helped drive the price of bitcoin to an all-time high this week, with the digital currency more than doubling its value since the start of the year, 

 Disgraced South Korean leader Park Geun-hye left the presidential Blue House on Sunday, two days after a court dismissed her over a corruption scandal, facing life as a private citizen and the possibility of jail.

 A second strain of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed at a dairy farm in South Korea, three days after an outbreak was first reported,

 South Korea's agriculture ministry said on Tuesday it will carry out a nationwide vaccination for cattle against foot-and-mouth disease by Thursday in an attempt to prevent further spread of the virus.

 South Korea said on Monday it will strengthen lithium-ion battery safety requirements and conduct regular inspections to avoid repeats of fires which forced Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to withdraw its premium Galaxy Note 7 handset.

 South Korean special prosecutor's office is considering whether to seek an arrest warrant for Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee amid a probe into an influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye,

 South Korea's special prosecutor's office said on Thursday it has applied for a warrant to arrest National Pension Service Chairman Moon Hyung-pyo, who is under emergency detention, on charges of abuse of power and giving false testimony.

 South Korea's agriculture ministry raised the country's bird flu alert status to the highest level for the first time on Thursday as the disease has spread quickly nationwide.

VietNamNet Bridge - Following an invasion of South Korean barbecue restaurants, Korean food products have been entering the Vietnamese market through retail channels.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s national football team defeated Seoul FC 3-0 in a friendly match yesterday (Oct 20) in Paju, South Korea.