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North Korea fires sixth projectile in three days

2013-05-20 08:56:00

SEOUL — North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called “rocket launching tests” intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were...

More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons

2013-05-18 18:40:00

SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...

North Korea fires short-range missiles off east coast

2013-05-18 15:49:00

BEIJING — North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported that it detected two launches in the morning and...

North Korea fires another projectile off eastern coast

2013-05-19 04:22:00

North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. North Korea routinely test-launches short-range missiles. But the latest launches came during a...

South Korean president fires spokesman for 'inappropriate act'

2013-05-10 13:55:00

SEOUL -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye has dismissed a spokesman over an “inappropriate act” during a state visit to the United States this week, her office said Friday. Another press aide did not specify what spokesman Yoon Chang-jung...

Global Voices: Pleas for Korean peace 60 years after fighting ended

2013-05-02 05:00:00

A conference to promote peace between communist and capitalist adversaries might sound like an antiquated notion in the post-Cold War era. But in this 60th anniversary year of the signing of the Korean War armistice, which suspended the fighting but...

For South Korea, no respect, no Kaesong

2013-04-30 00:00:00

It's time for South Korea to face facts: The Kaesong experiment has failed. The ideologically motivated joint business venture with North Korea known as the Kaesong industrial complex is not economically viable, nor has it achieved any of its political...

U.S. can thwart North Korea, admiral tells senators

2013-04-09 17:40:00

WASHINGTON — The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific reassured Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. military could intercept any missile launched by North Korea and aimed at America's territory or its East Asian allies. Adm. Samuel Locklear's...

'Gangnam' sequel: YouTube to live stream debut of Psy's next single

2013-04-11 09:48:00

Whether you're ready or not for more, K-Pop rapper Psy is back and debuting his next single this weekend -- and you can watch it live on YouTube. The video website said it will broadcast Psy's concert in Seoul, where he'll perform a song titled...

North Korea warns foreigners to leave South Korea

2013-04-09 00:13:00

SEOUL -- North Korea's state-run Asia Pacific Peace Committee warned foreigners in South Korea Tuesday to set up evacuation plans. State media KCNA carried a statement, saying Pyonyang does not want any harm done to foreigners in South Korea in case...

North Korea, China's problem child

2013-04-10 18:19:00

BEIJING — In Washington, it is said, the definition of a gaffe is accidentally saying what you really think. That may be doubly true in Beijing, as Deng Yuwen can attest. Deng, an editor at the weekly newspaper run by the Central Party School,...

North Korea pulls workers from joint industrial park

2013-04-08 09:25:00

SEOUL -- A top North Korean official said Monday his nation will suspend the work of its more than 50,000 employees at a joint industrial park that had been one of the proudest examples of cooperation between North and South Korea. Kim Yang-gon,...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 12: U.S. Secretary Of State John Kerry talks with South Korean military officers after arriving at Seoul military airport on April 12, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. Kerry is on a tour of Asia, visiting South Korea and Japan and will discuss issues surrounding North Korea.

2013-04-12 03:04:00

Can 11.1 million tourists, mostly Chinese and Japanese, be wrong? South Korea doesn't think so. That was the country's tourist total in 2012 � a record. Probably the Korean singer Psy's YouTube hit "Gangnam Style" didn't hurt.

2013-02-28 14:08:44

Dennis: 1988 Seoul: Bronze, Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Heavyweight 1991 Barcelona: Silver, Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Heavyweight; Duane: 1988 Seoul: 7th place, Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling 130kg

2013-02-18 08:35:00