Pyongyang blew up the Inter-Korean Liaison Office building in June 2020 after days of rising tensions.
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Pyongyang says it destroyed the office to ‘force human scum to pay dearly for their crimes’ amid a leaflet campaign.
Military says it will re-enter border areas demilitarised under a 2018 inter-Korean pact if leaflet campaigns continue.
Strong majority on highest turnout in 28 years should give renewed momentum to reform agenda of President Moon Jae-in.
Voters required to use hand sanitiser and plastic gloves when casting ballots and maintain physical distance.
South Koreans go to polls on Wednesday to choose 300 seats in National Assembly, with focus on coronavirus, economy.
As business casualties from the virus grow, Hong Kong and South Korea announce new measures to support their economies.
Protesters rage over plans to quarantine hundreds of Koreans set to be flown home from China’s coronavirus epicentre.
Despite higher government spending, the country’s economy was dragged down by weaker exports last year.
Property prices in Seoul’s upscale Gangnam district have risen around 20 percent since Moon became president in 2017.
South Korean leader says US President Trump’s birthday greetings to Kim Jong Un a ‘good idea’ to help break impasse.
