Lee Myung-bak

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...

White House pushes for new sanctions on North Korea

2013-02-12 13:37:00

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration Tuesday called on the United Nations to tighten international sanctions against North Korea in response to that country's third and most powerful nuclear test, but administration officials argued that the new leaders...

East Asian elections over but territorial disputes still simmer

2012-12-21 02:00:00

Muscle-flexing over the archipelago of disputed islands in East Asian seas featured prominently in the political campaigns that have brought forth new leaders for China, Japan and South Korea. But don’t expect an end to the posturing and...

North Korea threatens South Korea ahead of attack anniversary

2012-11-22 12:58:00

Nearly two years after North Korea bombarded a South Korean island with deadly fire, it threatened Wednesday to strike again as South Korea plans military drills and memorial ceremonies on the attack anniversary. The North Korean assault on Yeonpyeong...

Court deals blow to South Korean law outing Internet users

2012-08-23 14:53:01

North Korea is willing to accept aid from South Korea, officials say

2012-09-12 04:34:26

China-U.S. power play at core of East Asian island disputes

2012-09-12 05:03:23

Kim Jong Il dies at 69; North Korean leader

2011-12-19 00:00:00

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the mercurial strongman who styled himself as a "Dear Leader" while ruling over an impoverished police state, died at 69, according to North Korean state media. Kim was believed to have suffered from multiple chronic...

Kim Jong Il's sudden death shocks South Koreans

2011-12-19 04:37:19

South Korea questions story of Kim Jong Il's death

2011-12-21 16:37:37

Popular South Korean podcast host sentenced to a year in jail

2011-12-22 16:37:54

Kim Jong Il funeral guests to include Japanese magician

2011-12-23 04:36:53

At the Assn. of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Cambodia last month, from left, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda struck an amicable pose despite sharpening disputes over resource-rich

2012-12-20 19:41:00

President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea, left, is greeted by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as he arrives at O'Hare International Airport .

2011-10-14 00:00:00

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak smiles as he speaks during his tour of General Motors Orion Assembly with U.S. President Barack Obama in Detroit, Michigan. The plant produces the new Chevrolet Sonic sub-compact car which is a joint venture with GM Korea.

2011-10-14 00:00:00