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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies, aged 69
GOOGLE Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:24:07 GMT
NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Il has died, aged 69. His death was announced by a tearful newsreader on state television.
APNewsBreak: US aid a step toward Korea nuke talks
BOSTON Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:19:29 GMT
The United States is poised to announce a significant donation of food aid to North Korea this week, the first concrete accomplishment after months of behind-the-scenes diplomatic contacts between the two wartime enemies. An agreement by North Korea to suspend its controversial uranium enrichment program will likely follow within days.
U.S. readies food aid to North Korea; nuke talks likely next
USATODAY Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:06:30 GMT
U.S. poised to announce food aid to North Korea this week; agreement by North Korea to suspend uranium enrichment program likely to follow.
APNewsBreak: US Aid a Step Toward Korea Nuke Talks
ABCNEWS Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:56:52 GMT
APNewsBreak: Expected US food aid for NKorea brings them a step closer to nuclear talks
North Korea Threatens South Korea -- Over Christmas Lights
GOOGLE Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:20:00 EST
When relations between North Korea and South Korea fall on the friendly side, South Korea doesn't light up towers on its border with Christmas lights
U.S., North Korea Hold Food Talks
WSJ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:08:51 EST
U.S. officials say food aid to North Korea could resume depending on whether Pyongyang can provide monitoring assurances in talks between the sides that began Thursday in Beijing.
Canada invited to South Korean nuclear summit on combating 'radiological' terrorism
TOPIX Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:10:43 GMT
Fighting the threat of "radiological terrorism" will once again preoccupy Canada and four dozen other countries and groups at a major summit next year on nuclear security.
U.S., North Korea Hold Talks on Humanitarian Aid
NYTIMES Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:40:12 GMT
Officials from the United States and North Korea met in Beijing on Thursday to discuss the possible terms of resuming humanitarian aid shipments.
S. Korean officers stabbed by Chinese fisherman
CBC Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:00:36 EST
A Chinese fishing boat captain stabs two South Korean coast guard officers, killing one , after his boat is stopped for illegally fishing in South Korean waters, officials say.
South Korean coastguard "killed by Chinese fisherman"
REUTERS Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:08:38 GMT
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean coastguard was stabbed to death by a Chinese fisherman on Monday in an operation to apprehend a Chinese vessel operating illegally near South Korean waters, a South Korean official said.
S. Korea: 1 dead after China captain stabs officers
MSNBC.MSN Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:57:21 GMT
A South Korean coast guard officer was killed and another injured Monday when they were stabbed by a Chinese captain whose boat was stopped for suspected illegal fishing in South Korean waters, officials said.
S. Korea Defies North’s Warning Not to Light Border Christmas Trees
IBTIMES Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:33:07 EST
South Korea's military are securing three Christmas tree towers near the border with North Korea after Pyongyang warned Seoul on Sunday not to light these up.
Chinese Fisherman Kills South Korean Coast Guardsman
NYTIMES Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:22:22 GMT
A South Korean Coast Guard member was stabbed to death by a Chinese fisherman on Monday during a crackdown on illegal fishing near South Korea.
N Korea warns on Christmas lights
BBC Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:14:38 GMT
North Korea has warned of "unexpected consequences" if South Korea goes ahead with plans to light up a Christmas tower near the border.
World Briefing | Asia: Myanmar: Nuclear Weapons Ties With North Korea Are Denied
NYTIMES Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:00:59 GMT
Myanmar has denied it had been cooperating with North Korea on nuclear weapons technology, the first time it has commented on such speculation.
S. Korean Towers Spark Outrage for Evoking World Trade Center on 9/11
IBTIMES Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:15:11 EST
Dutch architects MVRDV may describe their tower design as a "pixeled cloud," but all viewers see are the Twin Towers exploding, and the striking resemblance has sparked instant controversy and threats against the designers. Though MVRDV claims the association is accidental, an earlier interview reveals Sept. 11 was a design inspiration for the team.
Rudd highlights 'threat' of North Korea
GOOGLE Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:09:58 GMT
FOREIGN Minister Kevin Rudd has visited the heavily-armed Korean border to discuss the threat of North Korea's nuclear program.
UN report: North Korean harvest improves
BOSTON Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:20:01 GMT
U.N. food agencies say that North Korea's main harvest has improved but warn that malnutrition persists.
North Korea threatens 'a sea of fire'
TOPIX Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:18:13 GMT
One day after South Korea staged exercises near Yeonpyeong Island marking the anniversary of North Korea's deadly shelling, the North's military threatened "a sea of fire" upon the South's presidential office, the South's Yonhap News Agency reported Thursday.
North Korea’s Children in Need of Food Aid, Agencies Warn
NYTIMES Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:43:55 GMT
High global food prices have constrained imports to North Korea, putting its most vulnerable citizens, especially children, urgently in need of aid, two United Nations agencies said.
North Korea threatens 'sea of fire' on South over island military drills
GUARDIAN Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:43:41 GMT
Seoul's manoeuvres near Yeonpyeong island on anniversary of last year's attack by North prompt strong warnings North Korea has threatened to turn Seoul's presidential office into a "sea of fire" after South Korea conducted military drills near an island attacked by the North last year. The exercises marked the first anniversary of North Korea's artillery attack on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong that killed two marines and two civilians. The North Korean military warned on Thursday that "a similar sea of fire" may engulf Seoul's presidential Blue House if South Korean forces ever fired a single shot into North Korea's territory. The warning was carried by North Korean state media. Pyongyang blamed Seoul for provoking the attack last year, saying it struck after warning South Korea not to carry out live-fire drills in waters that both Koreas claim as their territory. South Korea's drills this week involved aircraft, rocket launchers and artillery guns and took place off...
Korean Lawmakers Ratify U.S. Free-Trade Pact Amid Tear Gas
ABCNEWS Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:04:37 GMT
Shouting, brawling fail to derail trade agreement with United States.
PHL, Korea sign 5 agreements on trade, agriculture
GMANEWS Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:20:20 GMT
The Philippines and Korea on Monday signed two agreements and three memorandums of understanding that are expected to strengthen the bilateral relationship and economic partnership between the two countries.
PNoy to Korean president: PHL needs 'defense articles'
GMANEWS Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:24:33 GMT
President Benigno Aquino III has expressed to visiting Korean President Lee Myung-Bak the government's interest to improve the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) by obtaining "defense articles."
Korean president Lee arrives at Palace for talks with Aquino
GMANEWS Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:40:04 GMT
Korean President Lee Myung-Bak arrived in Malacañang on Monday morning for an expanded bilateral meeting with Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III.
Ashes to beads: South Koreans try new way to mourn
TOPIX Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:36:56 GMT
In this Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 photo, Kim Il-nam, a retired high school principal, displays beads made from his father's ashes during an interview in Icheon, South Korea.
Ashes to beads: South Koreans try new way to mourn
SIFY Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:15:00 GMT
The intense grief that Kim II-nam has felt every day since his father died 27 years ago led to a startling decision: He dug up his father's grave, cremated his bones and paid $870 to have the
Ashes to Beads: South Koreans Try New Way to Mourn
ABCNEWS Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:38:17 GMT
As cremations rise, SKorea firms help mourners by transforming human ashes into gem-like beads
DFA: Korean president in PHL for state visit Nov. 20-22
GMANEWS Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:30:40 GMT
Korean President Lee Myung-bak will be in the Philippines for a state visit from November 20 to 22 after being invited to the country by President Benigno Aquino III.
Freighter, fishing boat crash in SKorea; 8 missing
BOSTON Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:29:30 GMT
South Korean authorities say eight fishermen are missing after a freighter and a fishing boat collided off the west coast.
After 309 days, South Korean protester climbs down from crane
REUTERS Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:14:26 GMT
SEOUL (Reuters) - After 309 days atop a crane -- sitting out snowstorms, a typhoon and heatwaves -- labour activist Kim Jin-suk came down to earth on Thursday, claiming victory against one of South Korea's shipbuilders.
South Korea Delays Vote on U.S. Free-Trade Pact
WSJ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:22:48 EST
South Korea's ruling party deferred ratifying the country's free-trade deal with the U.S. again, aiming to strike a deal with the opposition to avoid a violent protest.
Parents pray, jets grounded for Korea college exam
REUTERS Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:37:43 GMT
SEOUL (Reuters) - Jets will be grounded across South Korea and anxious parents will pray while their children take annual exams that could lead them to one of the country's top universities and eventually a good job for life.
S Korea to send medicine to North
BBC Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:39:10 GMT
South Korea will resume sending medical aid to North Korea via the United Nations, officials say, in a sign of easing tensions.
S. Korea to send $6.9M in aid to North
CNN Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:04:28 EST
South Korean officials said Tuesday the country has approved $6.94 million in aid to be sent to its neighbor through the World Health Organization.
N Korean 'defectors' found adrift
BBC Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:02:53 GMT
South Korea says 21 North Koreans, some of them children, have been found adrift in a boat off the west coast of South Korea.
N.Koreans rescued from boat off S.Korea coast seek asylum -guard
REUTERS Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:36:23 GMT
SEOUL (Reuters) - A group of 21 North Koreans, including children, were rescued after being found adrift on a boat in waters off South Korea's western coast and are seeking asylum, a South Korean coast guard official said on Saturday.
Clashes outside S.Korea assembly over U.S. trade deal
WN Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:16:00 GMT
SEOUL (Reuters) - Riot police used water cannon to disperse protesters outside South Korea's national assembly on Thursday amid a deepening political standoff over the ruling conservatives' final push to seal a trade deal with the United States. Riot police attempt to arrest protesters (R) trying to enter the National Assembly during a rally against the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) talks in Seoul November 3, 2011. (REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak) About 2,000 people rallied outside...
NKoreans stock for cold, build to Kim anniversary
BOSTON Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:39:34 GMT
Autumn has always been the most cherished season in Korea, a time to harvest and to hike, to store up food and enjoy the last days of warmth before the peninsula's notoriously brutal winters.
A landmark in history: Martin Luther King Jr Memorial
FEEDSPORTAL Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:00:16 GMT
It is a walk of barely 200 yards, an easy stroll even in the heat – down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and past the ghostly soldiers of the Korean War Veterans Memorial to 1964 Independence Avenue, where the new pedestrian crossing is still being daubed across four lanes of traffic. Physically, the journey takes me five minutes, maybe six. In other ways – politically, spiritually, sociologically – it has taken many people far longer.
U.S. soldier sentenced to 10 years in S. Korea
USATODAY Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:15:00 GMT
A South Korean court sentenced a U.S. soldier to 10 years in prison Tuesday for raping a teenage girl.
Equal opportunities in South Korea: Gladder to be gay
ECONOMIST Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:18:26 GMT
Marching to IBM? IN LATE September, the South Korean arm of IBM, an American computing multinational, put out an advertisement soliciting applicants for a round of job vacancies. The text was standard fare in every aspect except one: sexual minorities—gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people—were to be given “extra points” in the screening process, according to Asia Kyeongjae, a South Korean financial newspaper.Such a policy might raise eyebrows in many places. But South Korea is a country where, in a poll by the Pew Research Center just four years ago, 77% of people agreed that “homosexuality should be rejected”. The combination of the country’s Confucianism (which holds marriage and childbirth as an obligation) and the power of its conservative Protestant lobby have long made South Korea a hard place to be gay.Though rainbow flags fly outside the gay bars of the Nakwon district of downtown Seoul, participants in Gay Pride rallies have been known to wear masks to......
North Korea: Wall Street stir shows capitalism has no future
FEEDSPORTAL Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:57:08 GMT
North Korea is feeling smug about its political system, gloating about how millions around the world have rallied in the biggest protests against capitalism in 300 years.
U.S. and North Korea start talks in Geneva
TOPIX Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:43:38 GMT
North Korean Foreign Ministry Director for the North American bureau, Ri Kun, is surrounded by media as he leaves his hotel on October 24, 2011 in Geneva on the opening day of a second round of rare direct talks between North Korea and the United States on how to revive six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.
US Says No 'Breakthroughs' in Nuke Talks with North Korea
TOPIX Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:25:15 GMT
The U.S. and North Korea concluded two days of talks in Geneva on Tuesday aimed at jumpstarting renewed talks on ridding North Korea of its nuclear weapons.
Panetta: US will boost presence against N. Korea
TOPIX Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:59:06 GMT
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta delivers a speech to U.S. military soldiers at Yongsan U.S. military base in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct.
Head of U.N. Humanitarian Aid Paints Dire Scene in North Korea
NYTIMES Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:39:19 GMT
After her visit to the North last week, Valerie Amos said that help in fighting severe malnutrition there was being stalled by politics.
U.S. and North Korea Begin Groundwork for Talks
NYTIMES Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:10:20 GMT
Two days of discussions are meant to determine whether six-nation nuclear negotiations would be worthwhile.
World Briefing | Asia: Meetings With North Koreans End Without Date for Talks
NYTIMES Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:32:29 GMT
American and North Korean officials emerged Tuesday from two days of meetings agreeing only that they had narrowed differences about talks on the North’s nuclear program.
Panetta Says North Korea Remains a ‘Serious Threat’
NYTIMES Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:23:43 GMT
Landing in South Korea’s capital on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta prepared for meetings with officials on relations with North Korea.
Korean envoys hold nuclear talks in Beijing
DAWN Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:34:46 GMT
BEIJING: The chief nuclear envoys for North and South Korea met in Beijing to try to revive international nuclear disarmament talks on Wednesday, with little hope of any early breakthroughs. The one-day meeting at a private members’ club in the centre of the Chinese capital is the second round of talks between the South’s Wi [...]
Two Koreas to hold nuclear talks Wednesday
DAWN Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:19:50 GMT
SEOUL: Top North and South Korean envoys will meet in Beijing on Wednesday for a second round of talks aimed at restarting stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament negotiations, Seoul’s foreign ministry said. The ministry gave no further details Monday of the meeting between the South’s chief nuclear negotiator Wi Sung-Lac and his North Korean counterpart Ri [...]
VIDEO: Mid-East orchestra's message of peace
BBC Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:39:52 GMT
An orchestra born out of conflict in the Middle East has performed on one of the world's most dangerous frontiers, the demilitarised zone on the Korean peninsula.
VIDEO: S Korean 'blind archer' in olympic bid
BBC Sun, 14 Aug 2011 09:46:29 GMT
With less than a year to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games, the BBC's Lucy Williamson is revisiting a medal hopeful to see what progress he has made since she last met him.
Koreas trade artillery fire near disputed border island
INDEPENDENT Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:00:01 GMT
The two Koreas have faced off again near their disputed maritime border, the first exchange of fire since last November when the lethal shelling of a South Korean island briefly brought the Cold War enemies to the brink of war.
South Korea returns fire on North
GUARDIAN Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:34:31 GMT
South Korean forces retaliate after North Korea fires three artillery shells in latest clash in Yellow Sea South Korean forces returned fire after North Korean artillery shells fell into waters near the tense maritime line that separates the two rivals, according to a South Korean official. North Korea fired three shells near the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, prompting the South to fire back three shells, said the defense ministry spokesman, Kim Min-seok. South Korean forces have been on high alert in the area since a North Korean artillery attack killed four people in November on South Korea's Yeonpyeong island. Wednesday's shooting took place nearby. Violence often erupts in the contested waters there. Boats routinely jostle for position during crab-catching season, and three deadly naval clashes since 1999 have taken dozens of lives. Kim said one North Korean artillery shell is believed to have fallen south of the maritime line, citing a preliminary...
'Shots fired' near Korea border
BBC Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:02:10 GMT
South Korea's navy fires shots after artillery shells from North Korea fall near the volatile Yellow Sea border, South Korean media report.
China, North Korea discuss restarting nuclear talks
DAWN Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:23:02 GMT
BEIJING: China said on Friday it had discussed restarting long-delayed nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea’s top nuclear envoy.   The brief foreign ministry statement gave no clues about how soon any disarmament talks could restart, but it came after growing signs that North Korea wants to return to the negotiating table after quitting it [...]
S. Korea group to monitor N. Korea food aid
DAWN Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:42:02 GMT
SEOUL: Six members of a South Korean civic group have left for North Korea to check whether its food aid is being delivered to needy children and not diverted to the military, officials said Wednesday. The Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation, which so far has delivered 600 tonnes of flour in two shipments, said [...]
S. Korea civic group sends flour aid to N. Korea
DAWN Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:07:16 GMT
SEOUL: A South Korean civic group sent 300 tonnes of flour to hungry North Korea on Tuesday, the second of what it said would be a series of weekly shipments amid calls by Pyongyang for food aid. The Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation also sent a similar-sized shipment on July 26, the first flour [...]
S Korea buys gold as safe haven
BBC Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:23:45 GMT
South Korea's central bank bought gold in July for the first time in 13 years as a safe haven in uncertain economic times.
N. Korea wants early six-party nuclear talks
DAWN Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:09:04 GMT
SEOUL: North Korea said Monday it wanted an early resumption of six-party nuclear negotiations following “constructive” talks with the United States last week. The North “remains unchanged in its stand to resume the six-party talks without preconditions at an early date” and comprehensively implement a September 2005 denuclearisation deal, a foreign ministry spokesman said. Pyongyang [...]
North Korea keen to see nuclear disarmament talks resume 'soon'
GUARDIAN Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:39:03 GMT
Six-nation talks on dismantling country's nuclear programme in exchange for aid stopped when North Korea left in 2008 North Korea said on Monday that it wants to see nuclear disarmament talks resume soon "without preconditions", the first official word from Pyongyang since a senior North Korean diplomat visited New York last week for talks with US officials. A foreign ministry spokesman said Pyongyang is prepared to carry out a 2005 agreement signed by six nations on dismantling North Korea's nuclear programme in exchange for aid, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported. North Korea bolted from the six-nation talks in April 2009 after the United Nations condemned Pyongyang for launching a long-range rocket considered a violation of a ban on nuclear and missile-related activity. North Korea's first vice foreign minister, Kim Kye Gwan, visited New York last week at Washington's invitation for talks with President Barack Obama's special representative for North Korea,....
N Korea 'keen' for nuclear talks
BBC Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:06:47 GMT
North Korea says it is eager to resume six-party negotiations on its nuclear programme soon and "without preconditions".
S Korea deluge hits weapons dumps
BBC Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:16:51 GMT
Days of torrential rain causes chaos in South Korea, killing at least 50 people and washing away weapons, including landmines from a munitions depot.
VIDEO: S Korea begins floods clean-up
BBC Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:13:55 GMT
The army has been drafted in to help clean up Seoul, after the capital city was hit by floods and landslides.
North Korea predicts new nuclear arms race
DAWN Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:47:16 GMT
UNITED NATIONS: North Korea’s UN ambassador said Wednesday that US modernization of its nuclear weapons and expansion of its missile defense systems will eventually spark a new nuclear arms race.   Sin Son Ho told a General Assembly meeting on revitalizing the Conference on Disarmament, which North Korea chairs this month, that if “the largest [...]
Landslides and flooding kill 32 after heavy rain in South Korea
INDEPENDENT Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:00:01 GMT
Torrential rain battered the South Korean capital Seoul and surrounding regions yesterday, causing dozens of landslides and flash floods that killed at least 32 people.
S Korea allows North aid delivery
BBC Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:29:57 GMT
South Korea allows several humanitarian groups to deliver flour to North Korea for the first time since an attack on a border island last year.
North Korean minister to visit US for nuclear talks
GUARDIAN Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:48:51 GMT
Hopes raised for reviving negotiations to end Pyongyang's nuclear programme after Kim Kye Gwan invited to New York A senior North Korean official is to visit the US this week to discuss the possible resumption of international negotiations on ending Pyongyang's nuclear programmes, secretary of state Hillary Clinton said. Diplomats could be close to reviving six-nation disarmament talks, which broke off in 2008. The talks come after more than a year of tension between North and South Korea. Two attacks last year that Seoul blamed on Pyongyang killed 50 South Koreans and led to threats of war. Clinton's invitation to the North Korean vice foreign minister, Kim Kye Gwan, to visit New York follows a meeting on Friday between nuclear negotiators from North and South Korea on the sidelines of a regional forum of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Bali. It was the first such meeting since disarmament talks collapsed in 2008, and the envoys agreed to work toward the........
Senior North Korean diplomat to visit US
INDEPENDENT Sun, 24 Jul 2011 08:55:44 GMT
A high-ranking North Korean diplomat plans to visit New York later this week for talks with United States officials, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported today.
Galaxy Tab 10.1
DAWN Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:39:37 GMT
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co launched an upgraded version of its Galaxy tablet in its lucrative home market on Wednesday, seeking to stem the runaway success of Apple Inc’s iPad. The Galaxy Tab 10.1, the sequel of the 7-inch Tab introduced in October, is the latest push by the company to challenge the iPad. Apple’s [...]
N. Korea can avert uprising: S. Korea minister
DAWN Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:15:43 GMT
SEOUL: North Korea is grappling with an unfavourable situation but the regime’s tight grip on its people will prevent any Arab-style uprising, South Korea’s defence minister said Wednesday. “The state of affairs in the North is indeed inauspicious and anything can happen there,” Kim Kwan-Jin told a forum, without elaborating. “We may consider whether the [...]
S Korean shoots three marines
BBC Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:08:39 GMT
A South Korean marine shoots dead three other soldiers, and wounds two, while on duty.
N Korea threatens to attack South
BBC Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:02:56 GMT
North Korea threatens to launch "a retaliatory sacred war" against its southern neighbour, as the two prepare for talks on a stalled tourism operation.
US Navy 'halted North Korea ship'
BBC Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:53:08 GMT
The US Navy halted a North Korean cargo vessel bound for Burma two weeks ago over fears it was carrying weapons, US media report.
North Korea pessimistic on talks
BBC Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:18:47 GMT
North Korea says no talks are possible with South Korea, on the day the south's nuclear envoy starts talks in Beijing aimed at restarting nuclear negotiations.
S Korea army uses Kim picture for target practice
BBC Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:55:45 GMT
South Korea says it will tell its army training units to stop using photographs of North Korea's ruling family for target practice.
S Korea digging for acid evidence
BBC Tue, 31 May 2011 05:07:56 GMT
South Korea collect oil and water samples as part of an investigation into whether toxic chemicals were buried at former US military sites in the country.
US envoy starts South Korea talks
BBC Tue, 17 May 2011 04:12:39 GMT
The US special representative on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, is in the South Korean capital for talks on nuclear issues and food security for the North.
N Korea 'behind South bank hack'
BBC Tue, 03 May 2011 08:06:12 GMT
Prosecutors in South Korea say North Korean hackers were behind an attack that paralysed a leading bank last month.
Ex-leaders head for North Korea
BBC Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:12:19 GMT
Former global leaders, including ex-US President Jimmy Carter, are visiting North Korea to discuss food shortages and nuclear weapons
Warship sent as ships 'hijacked'
BBC Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:51:34 GMT
Two cargo ships, one South Korean and one Italian, are reportedly hijacked in the Arabian Sea, with a South Korean warship racing to the area.
N Korea confirms American arrest
BBC Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:33:35 GMT
North Korea confirms that it arrested a US citizen last November, and is preparing to charge him with "committing a crime" against the country.
N Korea succession clues sought
BBC Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:23:18 GMT
A rare session of North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament is being watched for signs of the succession process featuring leader Kim Jong-il's son Kim Jong-un.
Two Koreas hold volcano dialogue
BBC Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:25:15 GMT
South and North Korea hold talks about volcanic activity on North Korea's Mount Paektu - after an earlier agreed repatriation of 27 border-crossers is completed.
S Korea criticised over Cheonan
BBC Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:39:34 GMT
South Korea issues a report criticising its lack readiness which allowed a North Korean attack on a warship one year ago.
Koreas agree volcanic risk talks
BBC Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:36:29 GMT
South and North Korea agree to talk about volcanic activity on North Korea's Mount Paektu - as efforts to restart nuclear disarmament talks continue.
Unemployment rises in South Korea
BBC Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:51:52 GMT
South Korean unemployment rate rises to 4% in February, its highest level in a year, despite a spike in manufacturing jobs.
N Korea agrees repatriation deal
BBC Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:58:09 GMT
North Korea agrees to accept the repatriation of 27 out of 31 of its citizens who drifted into South Korea last month, after four ask to stay.
N Korea 'ready to talk nuclear'
BBC Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:31:30 GMT
North Korea says it wants six-party disarmament talks to resume, unconditionally, and is willing to allow discussion of its nuclear enrichment plans.
S Korea offers talks amid drills
BBC Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:19:03 GMT
South Korea's president says the South is ready for talks with the North, amid heightened tensions as the South and US hold large-scale military drills.
S Korea starts joint US exercises
BBC Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:33:57 GMT
Large-scale military exercises involving thousands of American and South Korean troops are under way despite a North Korea threat of "all-out war" in response.
N Korea issues threat on leaflets
BBC Sun, 27 Feb 2011 04:35:37 GMT
North Korea says it will fire at South Korea, if the South continues to send propaganda leaflets over the border.
Warning on N Korea food shortages
BBC Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:01:54 GMT
Aid agency officials who have just returned from a trip to North Korea say they saw evidence of looming food shortages and alarming malnutrition.
Seoul probes 'spy break-in' claim
BBC Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:02:38 GMT
South Korea says it will investigate claims its spies broke into an Indonesian official's hotel room to access information on a possible arms deal.
Record snowfall blankets S Korea
BBC Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:22:16 GMT
South Korea homes are destroyed, people stranded, on the east coast after the heaviest snowfall in a century.
China rejects UN punishment of N Korea
PRESSTV Sat, 12 Feb 2011 09:13:29 GMT
China has called for a revival of the six-party talks to deal with North Korea's nuclear program, brushing aside US and South Korea's efforts to excoriate the North at the UN.
N Korea rejects 'sinister' South
BBC Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:42:11 GMT
North Korea says new talks are out of the question with what it called the 'sinister' South, after preliminary discussions broke down on Wednesday.
Koreas agree humanitarian talks
BBC Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:59:56 GMT
Officials from North and South Korea agree to restart talks about joint projects and reuniting families still divided by the Korean War.
Koreas hold military discussions
BBC Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:10:38 GMT
Officials from North and South Korea hold their first meeting since the North shelled a Southern island last November, killing four people.
S Korea rejects parliament talks
BBC Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:28:17 GMT
South Korea rejects North Korea's latest proposal - for wide-ranging parliamentary talks - saying the offer lacks sincerity.
South Korea battles freak cold spell
BBC Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:22:58 GMT
South Korea is so concerned about power blackouts during a freak spell of cold weather that the government has told some businesses to start limiting their heating.
North Korean army 'wants talks'
BBC Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:48:10 GMT
North Korea proposes "high-level military talks" with the South, after previous offers of talks were dismissed by Seoul.
S Korea hijacked ship crew 'safe'
BBC Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:25:34 GMT
South Korea says the crew on one of its cargo ships, kidnapped by prates operating off the Somali coast, is safe.
N Korea slams Seoul-Tokyo military talks
PRESSTV Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:35:11 GMT
North Korea has expressed its anger over fresh efforts by South Korea and Japan to enhance bilateral military ties, urging Seoul to resume talks before any move to defuse regional tensions.
Gates on N Korea: Get 'serious'
BBC Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:23:27 GMT
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, speaking in Japan, tells North Korea it is time to show concrete evidence that it is committed to talks.
Gates warns on N Korea missiles
BBC Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:42:15 GMT
North Korea's missile development could pose a direct threat to the US within five years, Defence Secretary Robert Gates warns.
South Korea dismisses talks offer
BBC Thu, 06 Jan 2011 07:48:19 GMT
South Korea dismisses an apparent offer from North Korea of unconditional talks to ease tensions, saying it is not "a serious proposal".
Fresh N Korea diplomacy kicks off
BBC Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:22:21 GMT
A top US envoy calls for talks with North Korea, as he arrives in Seoul for a new round of diplomacy aimed at easing tensions on the Korean peninsula.
S Korea stands firm on Pyongyang
BBC Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:35:00 GMT
South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak says the door to talks with the North remains open, if Pyongyang's 'military adventurism' ends.
N Korea 'steps up special forces'
BBC Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:36:03 GMT
A defence paper from South Korea says North Korea has trained 20,000 more special forces over the past two years.
South Korea calls for new talks
BBC Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:00:39 GMT
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak calls for new six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programme through diplomacy.
Unite to survive, S Koreans told
BBC Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:22:30 GMT
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak tells his nation it must unite to survive in the face of military aggression from the North.
S Korea, China plan defence talks
BBC Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:58:48 GMT
South Korean and Chinese defence ministers are to meet in Beijing in February amid rising tension on the Korean peninsula, officials in Seoul say.
North Korea threatens 'sacred' nuclear war
INDEPENDENT Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:00:32 GMT
North Korea today threatened to launch a "sacred" nuclear war against South Korea if it is attacked.
North Korea 'ready for holy war'
BBC Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:49:51 GMT
North Korea's armed forces minister says his country is ready for a "holy war" using the country's nuclear weapons, as South Korea stages live-fire exercises.
S Korea ready for show of force
BBC Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:24:31 GMT
South Korea prepares to hold a series of live-fire military exercises on an unprecedented scale near the heavily armed land border with the North.
New S Korea drills test tension
BBC Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:52:29 GMT
South Korea reveals new large-scale military exercises amid threats of a retaliation from North Korea.
US envoy sees N Korean 'progress'
BBC Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:38:38 GMT
Unofficial US envoy Bill Richardson says North Korea is moving in the right direction, after a "positive" visit to Pyongyang.
North Korea 'will not hit back'
BBC Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:18:49 GMT
North Korea says it will not retaliate despite "reckless provocation" from the South, which has held live-firing exercises on an island close to the countries' maritime border.
South Korea conducts live fire artillery drills
INDEPENDENT Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:30:23 GMT
South Korea fired artillery in a 90-minute drill from a front-line island today and launched fighter jets to deter attacks after North Korea warned of catastrophic retaliation.
South Korea fires artillery into disputed waters despite warnings
GUARDIAN Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:29:47 GMT
Action risks inflaming tensions with North Korea which warned its neighbour against going ahead with its live-fire drill The South Korean military fired shells into disputed waters in the Yellow Sea today in a live-fire drill that risked inflaming tensions with North Korea that have led to two deadly clashes this year. Ahead of the action, South Korea scrambled F-15K fighter jets, put Aegis warships on alert and evacuated residents of the nearby Yeonpyeong island into air-raid shelters amid North Korean warnings of "catastrophe" if the exercise went ahead. Yet there was no immediate response from Pyongyang, suggesting either repurcussions will be delayed or last-minute diplomatic calls for restraint have paid off. Two civilians and two marines were killed on the island last month, when North Korean responded to a similar drill with a military barrage. The government in Pyongyang considers the island, which is seven miles from its western shore, to be part of its........
UN calls for restraint in Koreas
BBC Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:35:47 GMT
The United Nations Security Council has met to discuss the increasing tension between South and North Korea.
South Korea to conduct firing drills from border island
GUARDIAN Mon, 20 Dec 2010 01:28:36 GMT
Marines to conduct one-day artillery drills on Yeonpyeong island, says officer, with exact timing determined by weather South Korea has said it will conduct firing drills today from a border island shelled by a North Korean artillery barrage last month. A joint chiefs of staff officer said marines will conduct the one-day artillery drills on Yeonpyeong island, with the exact timing determined by the weather. He added that South Korea would sternly deal with any possible provocation by North Korea. North Korea has warned of a "catastrophe" if South Korea goes ahead with the drills, saying it would strike back harder than it did last month, when two South Korean marines and two civilians were killed on the island. South Korea North Korea guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Tensions build ahead of S Korea drill
BBC Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:48:58 GMT
South Korea has insisted it will go ahead with a controversial live-fire military exercise, despite serious concern expressed by Russia and China.
Russia warns over Korea tensions
BBC Sun, 19 Dec 2010 02:20:50 GMT
Russia is seriously concerned that tensions between North and South Korea over planned military exercises will escalate further, as the UN Security Council prepares to meet.
US envoy warns of Korea tinderbox
BBC Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:59:51 GMT
US envoy Bill Richardson, visiting North Korea, says the situation on the peninsula is a "tinderbox" and calls for "extreme restraint", as South Korea plans live-firing exercises.
S Korea to hold drills on island
BBC Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:43:17 GMT
South Korea says it will hold live-fire exercises on Yeonpyeong island, the first since the island was shelled by North Korea last month.
US envoy hopes to 'calm' N Korea
BBC Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:59:59 GMT
US state governor Bill Richardson says he hopes to get North Korea to "calm down" as he makes an unofficial visit to Pyongyang.
South Korea's army chief resigns
BBC Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:24:58 GMT
The head of South Korea's army, Gen Hwang Eui-don, has resigned, officials at the defence ministry say.
S Korean lawmakers blockade offices
BBC Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:57:25 GMT
South Korea's lawmakers spent Tuesday fighting and blockading government offices in a row over next year's budget.
US embassy cables: Azerbaijan minister trying to ape Abramovich, says US
GUARDIAN Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:30:04 GMT
Thursday, 25 February 2010, 05:18 S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 04 BAKU 000127 SIPDIS COMMERCE FOR D.STARKS EEB/CBA FOR T.GILMAN DEPT PLEASE PASS TO USTR FOR C. MORROW AND P. BURKHEAD EO 12958 DECL: 02/24/2020 TAGS ECON, EINV, EIND, ETRD, KCOR, PINR, PGOV, RS, KS, IR, TU, AJ SUBJECT: AZERBAIJAN: WHO OWNS WHAT VOL. 2 - THE MINISTER OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, BELUGA CAVIAR, AND FRUIT JUICE (C-RE9-02494; C-RE9-02493; C-RE9-02492) REF: BAKU 54 Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Don Lu, a.i., for reasons 1.4(b) and ( d). 1. (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a series that profiles the most powerful families in Azerbaijan, both in terms of economic and political power. This issue features Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov and his family. Heydarov was previously Chairman of the State Customs Committee, and his hand-picked successor now operates that agency, one of the most corrupt operations in Azerbaijan. The Heydarov family, which controls a business empire....
What's life like for South Korea refugees
BBC Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:57:28 GMT
South Korea has begun a series of major live-fire exercises despite warnings from the North against conducting them.
N Korea warns of 'provocations'
BBC Sun, 05 Dec 2010 08:53:11 GMT
North Korea warns the South against "provocations", including planned military live-fire drills near the disputed maritime border.
UN fear over N Korea atomic plant
BBC Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:17:11 GMT
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog expresses "great concern" over reports that North Korea has built a new uranium enrichment plant.
N Korea 'likely to attack again'
BBC Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:17:18 GMT
South Korea's intelligence chief says North Korea is very likely to attack it again, a week after an artillery strike on an island.
S Korea and US 'plan more drills'
BBC Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:51:31 GMT
South Korea says it plans more military drills with the United States, despite China's disapproval and tensions around North Korea's nuclear intentions.
N Korea makes nuclear plant boast
BBC Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:23:11 GMT
North Korea says it has thousands of centrifuges operating at a previously undetected uranium enrichment facility it revealed earlier this month.
Korea crisis: peninsula on the edge
GUARDIAN Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:42:21 GMT
As a joint South Korea-US military exercise begins, tensions are high following North Korea's deadly attack on Yeonpyeong Island
S Korea, US in joint naval drill
BBC Sun, 28 Nov 2010 05:34:56 GMT
South Korea and the United States hold joint military exercises, amid heightened tension in the wake of North Korea's deadly attack on a South Korean island.
S Korea defence minister resigns
BBC Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:02:09 GMT
South Korea's defence minister resigns amid criticism that his response to the deadly shelling by North Korea on Tuesday was too passive.
S Korea to bolster island troops
BBC Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:40:42 GMT
South Korea is to dramatically increase troop levels on five islands close to North Korea, amid tensions over a military clash that left four people dead.
Video: North Korea's attack on South Korea's Yeonpyeong island leaves devastation
GUARDIAN Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:04:36 GMT
Four are believed dead and buildings have been wrecked after North Korea fired hundreds of artillery shells at a South Korean island
Attack on Yeonpyeong island
GUARDIAN Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:30:02 GMT
North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells at the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, killing two soldiers and two civilians and setting houses ablaze in the worst attack on its neighbour since 1953
Civilians 'die in N Korea attack'
BBC Wed, 24 Nov 2010 07:50:58 GMT
The bodies of two civilians are found on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, shelled during the attack by North Korea, South Korean TV says.
North Korea fires on South Korea
GUARDIAN Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:18:59 GMT
South Korea says the North has fired dozens of rounds of artillery onto a populated South Korean island near the western border
US: N Korea plant 'provocative'
BBC Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:04:29 GMT
Evidence of a new North Korean nuclear plant is disappointing and provocative, says the top US envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth.
US scientist 'saw NK centrifuges'
BBC Sun, 21 Nov 2010 05:16:15 GMT
A US nuclear scientist says he was shown a vast new nuclear facility on a recent visit to North Korea, according to the New York Times.
N Korea troops 'fire at S Korea'
BBC Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:49:41 GMT
North Korean troops have fired across the border into South Korean territory, reports say.
Alonso cautious over title hopes
BBC Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:45:34 GMT
Fernando Alonso insists the drivers' championship is still wide open after his win in the Korean Grand Prix saw him take the lead with two races to go.
IMF reform agreed at G20 summit
BBC Sun, 24 Oct 2010 02:24:25 GMT
Finance ministers from the G20 leading economies have agreed on reforms to the International Monetary Fund during a meeting in South Korea.
Pirates seize South Korean boat
BBC Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:58:28 GMT
A South Korean fishing boat with 43 sailors aboard has been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Kenya, South Korea's foreign ministry says.
South Korea keeps rates on hold
BBC Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:11:22 GMT
South Korea's central bank surprisingly keeps interest rates on hold at 2.25% for a third month in a row.
Korean Grand Prix given go-ahead
BBC Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:35:54 GMT
The Korean Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled after Formula 1 officials gave their approval on Tuesday following a track inspection.
Kim eldest son 'opposes dynasty'
BBC Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:37:22 GMT
The eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il says he opposes a dynastic succession that would see his younger brother take power.
Kim Il-Sung Square, North Korea
GUARDIAN Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:58:03 GMT
10 October 2010: Kim Jong-il allows news groups to cover lavish military parade
Kim Jong-un's 'coming out parade'
BBC Sun, 10 Oct 2010 09:26:43 GMT
North Korean television has shown live pictures of the leader, Kim Jong-il, at a parade with his son Kim Jong-un who is expected to be the country's next leader.
Kim Jong-un attends NKorea parade
BBC Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:59:31 GMT
North Korea has been celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Workers Party with the biggest military parade in the history of the country, according to government officials.
Leading N Korea defector 'dies'
BBC Sun, 10 Oct 2010 03:02:21 GMT
The most senior official ever to defect from North Korea, Hwang Jang-yop, is found dead at his home in South Korea, media reports say.
N Korea 'heir' appears at parade
BBC Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:32:33 GMT
North Korea's television has shown live pictures of the leader, Kim Jong-il at a parade with his son Kim Jong-un, who is expected to be country's next leader.
Inter-Korean talks 'key', says US
BBC Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:14:53 GMT
US senior diplomat Kurt Campbell says in Seoul that North-South talks are key to progress on ending North Korea's nuclear programmes.
John Simpson on N Korea congress
BBC Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:49:33 GMT
The ruling Workers' Party in North Korea has held its first party congress for 30 years, but events in Pyongyang have been shrouded in secrecy.
North Korea promotes leader's son
GUARDIAN Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:10:43 GMT
The ascension of Kim Jong-il's little-known son Kim Jong-un to four-star general puts him on the path to succeed the supreme leader at the helm of North Korea
Rarely seen North Korea
GUARDIAN Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMT
North Korea's ruling party is to hold a conference on 28 September apparently paving the way for a power transfer from Kim Jong-il to his youngest son Jong-un. Getty contributor photographer Irina Kalashnikova visited the rarely seen country
North Korea reshuffles diplomats
BBC Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:38:51 GMT
North Korea promotes three senior diplomats in a reshuffle days before its biggest political meeting in decades.
Tales of starvation in North Korea
BBC Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:45:23 GMT
The BBC's Damian Grammaticas travelled to the border with China to meet North Koreans who have escaped the world's most secretive state and heard their stories.
N Korea set for leadership summit
BBC Tue, 21 Sep 2010 05:33:57 GMT
North Korea's ruling party will hold its first conference in a generation on 28 September, state media reports say, amid speculation that leader Kim Jong-il is about to name his successor.
Seoul mulling N Korea talks offer
BBC Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:45:43 GMT
South Korea says it is considering a proposal from North Korea to hold their first military talks in almost two years.
Kim Jong-il's ill-health delays Korean succession process
INDEPENDENT Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:00:01 GMT
North Korea's ruling party has delayed the start of a rare conference due to the health of its leader, Kim Jong-il, but his condition is not serious enough to cancel the meeting, South Korean television reported yesterday.
South Korea outlines aid to North
BBC Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:10:02 GMT
South Korea says it will deliver rice and other aid to North Korea, even as it releases its final report into the sinking of a warship in March.
N Korea accepts flood aid offer
BBC Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:05:25 GMT
North Korea has asked South Korea to send rice, cement and construction equipment after devastating floods, southern officials say.
N Korea to free South Korea crew
BBC Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:57:44 GMT
North Korea says it will release the crew of a South Korean fishing boat seized in waters east of the Korean peninsula one month ago.
Typhoon hits South Korean capital
BBC Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:15:40 GMT
Three people die and power lines are knocked down as Seoul is hit by its strongest typhoon in the past 15 years.
South Korea offers aid to North
BBC Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:20:30 GMT
South Korea makes its first offer of aid to North Korea since it accused the North of sinking a South Korean warship in March.
South Korean PM nominee pulls out
BBC Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:08:39 GMT
The man nominated to be the new prime minister of South Korea withdraws his candidacy amid allegations about past financial irregularities.
Carter 'set for North Korea trip'
BBC Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:22:44 GMT
Former US President Jimmy Carter may be heading to North Korea to negotiate the release of a US man jailed there, according to US media reports.
N Korea admits seizing South's boat
ALJAZEERA Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:04:59 GMT
Pyongyang accuses South Korean fishing boat of "intruding" into its economic zone.
N Korea admits seizing South's boat
ALJAZEERA Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:04:59 GMT
Pyongyang accuses South Korean fishing boat of "intruding" into its economic zone.
N Korea seizes S Korea vessel
BBC Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:02:49 GMT
North Korea says it has seized a South Korean fishing boat for 'poaching' in the North's exclusive economic zone.
South Korea stages anti-terror drill
BBC Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:47:11 GMT
South Korea has staged anti-terror exercises as part of a series of drills to be held over 11 days.
N Korean plane 'crashes in China'
BBC Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:19:01 GMT
A North Korea aircraft, which may be a fighter jet, has crashed in China close to the country's shared border, according to South Korean reports.
US joins South Korea in war games
BBC Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:52:01 GMT
Thousands of military personnel from the US and South Korean launch the latest in a series of military exercises, despite warnings from Pyongyang.
S Korea, US to begin fresh drills
PRESSTV Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:00:22 GMT
South Korea and the United States are to launch a fresh large-scale joint military exercise this week amid growing tension with North Korea.
S Korea warns North over provocations
PRESSTV Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:44:49 GMT
Amid growing tensions between South Korea and North Korea, Seoul has warned that it will not tolerate any further military provocations by its northern neighbor.
S Korea warns against 'provocation'
ALJAZEERA Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:35:59 GMT
President calls on the North to make 'courageous change' and move towards unification.
S Korea urges fishing boat release
PRESSTV Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:25:01 GMT
South Korea has urged officials in Pyongyang to immediately release the crew of a South Korean fishing boat the North seized over the weekend.
N Korea fires artillery into sea
BBC Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:07:16 GMT
North Korea fires a number of shells into the Yellow Sea near its disputed maritime border with the Seoul, according to South Korean reports.
South Korea leader names new PM
BBC Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:00:06 GMT
South Korea's president appoints a new prime minister in his biggest government reshuffle since taking office two years ago.
South Korea launches naval drills
PRESSTV Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:26:34 GMT
Amid the growing tensions between South Korea and its northern neighbor, Seoul has launched its largest-ever anti-submarine drills in its history.
S Korea in massive military drill
BBC Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:20:59 GMT
South Korea starts a huge anti-submarine exercise amid continuing anger over the sinking of a warship, despite warnings of retaliation from the North.
US, South Korea discuss N sanctions
PRESSTV Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:21:20 GMT
A senior US official responsible for implementing sanctions against North Korea has held talks with South Korean officials about new financial penalties on Pyongyang.
Stray mine kills South Korean man
BBC Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:34:49 GMT
A landmine that apparently drifted along a river from North Korea kills South Korean man and injures another.
Landmine kills, injures 2 in S Korea
PRESSTV Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:17:14 GMT
A landmine, allegedly from North Korea, has exploded on a South Korean river bank, killing one man and injuring another, officials say.
Stray mine kills South Korean man
BBC Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:34:49 GMT
A landmine that apparently drifted along a river from North Korea kills South Korean man and injures another.
N Korea minister in Burma visit
BBC Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:40:01 GMT
North Korea's foreign minister arrives in Burma, days after the US voiced concern about possible nuclear co-operation between the two authoritarian states.
Korea's GNP wins by-elections ‎
PRESSTV Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:10:34 GMT
South Korea's ruling party has won parliamentary by-elections, giving a boost to President Lee Myung-bak halfway through his five-year term.
N Korea minister in Burma visit
BBC Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:40:01 GMT
North Korea's foreign minister arrives in Burma, days after the US voiced concern about possible nuclear co-operation between the two authoritarian states.
Joint US, S Korea drill enters third day
PRESSTV Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:20:50 GMT
Joint military drills between the US and South Korea in the Sea of Japan enter their third day, with attacks on potential seaborne North Korean infiltrators.
US warship's North Korea combat drill
BBC Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:19:24 GMT
The US and South Korea have begun a major military exercise in the Sea of Japan, despite threats of retaliation with nuclear weapons from North Korea.
TOP Korea Videos
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Leader's death shocks region
CNN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:12:19 GMT
CNN's John Vause talks with former South Korean ambassador to the U.S., Han Sung Joo, about the death of Kim Jong Il.
Tearful reaction to Kim's death
CNN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:13:46 GMT
A North Korean television anchor tearfully reads the news that Kim Jong Il has died.
Kim Jong Un: The 'great successor'
CNN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:43:44 GMT
CNN's Kristie Lu Stout asks professor Choi Jong Kun, what can be expected from North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong Un.
Video: N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies
MSNBC.MSN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:16:17 GMT
A state TV announcer says the longtime leader died Saturday. Msnbc's Milissa Rehberger reports. (msnbc tv)
Video: Even in death, details of Kim Jong Il's life elusive
MSNBC.MSN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:27:19 GMT
NBC's Bruce Hall looks back at the life of one of the world's notorious leaders, North Korea's Kim Jong Il, who died Saturday. (NBC News)
Video: North Korea's Kim Jong Il dies
CBSNEWS Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:10:45 EST
Charles Armstrong, Director of the Center for Korean Research, discusses the death of North Korean Communist leader Kim Jong Il.
A look back at the life of Kim Jong Il
CNN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:24:50 GMT
CNN's Dan Rivers takes a look at the life of Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
A rare glimpse inside North Korea
CNN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:01:30 GMT
CNN's Alina Cho gives rare glimpse inside one of the most secretive societies in the world.
What is North Korea's future?
CNN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:19:25 GMT
CNN's John Vause asks analyst Mike Chinoy what is in store for North Korea now that its leader, Kim Jong Il, is dead.
Video: North Korea after Kim Jong Il
CBSNEWS Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:21:16 EST
CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst, Pamela Falk, discusses the future of North Korea after the death of dictator Kim Jong Il.
North Korea: Our leader is dead
CNN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:51:39 GMT
North Korean media is reporting that leader Kim Jong Il has died. CNN's Stan Grants reports
Can the son of the 'Dear Leader' lead?
CNN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:47:16 GMT
Christine Amanpour looks at North Korea's heir apparent, Kim Jong Un.
Video: Kim Jong Il impoverished, enslaved his people
MSNBC.MSN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:48:56 GMT
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has died of heart failure at the age of 69. Msnbc's Lynn Berry and NBC's Ian Williams report that the "Dear Leader" has "turned out to be mortal after all." (msnbc tv)
Kim's legacy to live on with son
CNN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:57:25 GMT
CNN's Kristie Lu Stout talks with analyst, Peter Beck, about Kim Jong Il's legacy and what's next for North Korea.
Who will hold the power in North Korea?
CNN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:09:34 GMT
CNN's Monita Rajpaul talks with John Delury of Yonsei University about Kim Jong Il's family and who will hold power.
Video: North Korea’s Kim Jong Il dies at 69
TODAY.MSNBC.MSN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:41:30 GMT
North Korea’s longtime dictator Kim Jong Il has died of heart failure at the age of 69. His youngest son, Kim Jong Un, has been named the “great successor” by KCNA, North Korea’s official news agency. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports. (TODAY)
U.S. 'committed' to Korean security
CNN Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:54:23 GMT
Washington says it remains committed to the security of the Korean peninsula. CNN's Dan Lothian reports
Buildings resemble 9/11 exploding towers
CNN Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:12:16 GMT
Some say proposed towers in S. Korea look like World Trade Center exploding. Jeanne Moos reports on the controversy.
Video: Is building design inspired by 9/11?
MSNBC.MSN Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:59:38 GMT
A Dutch architectural firm says its design for a South Korean housing complex is simply meant to convey the feeling of being in the clouds, but others see the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2011. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)
S. Korea coastguard stabbed to death
REUTERS Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:40:00 GMT
Dec. 12 - A Chinese boat captain is accused of stabbing a South Korean coastguard to death after being detained for illegal fishing. Jessica Gray reports.
Video: Santas go head-to-head in tug-of-war
MSNBC.MSN Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:40:49 GMT
Thousands of Santas take part in a tug-of-war competition in Seoul, South Korea. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)
Gaming's best gather for championship
CNN Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:57:16 GMT
More than 650 contestants from 60 countries will compete in the 2011 World Cyber Games in Busan, South Korea.
Video game addiction in South Korea
CNN Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:47:25 GMT
CNN's Hala Gorani reports on the controversial South Korean gaming curfew that aims to combat online game addiction.
Riot police scuffle with protesters
REUTERS Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:45:00 GMT
Dec. 3 - Riot police clashed with protesters during a mass rally in Seoul against a new U.S.-South Korean trade deal. Deborah Gembara reports
Video: Santas throw punches and kicks in South Korea
MSNBC.MSN Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:17:45 GMT
Security guards dressed as Saint Nick put on a martial arts shows in Seoul, South Korea. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)
South Korea's archery ambitions
CNN Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:40:33 GMT
CNN's Aiming for Gold finds out what makes South Koreans so passionate about archery.
South Koreans protest U.S. trade deal
REUTERS Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:26:00 GMT
Nov. 24 - South Koreans protest parliament's ratification of a free trade agreement with the United States. Travis Brecher reports.
Clashes in Seoul during free trade demo
REUTERS Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:19:00 GMT
Nov 23 - Teargas is set off in parliament and thousands of South Koreans clash with riot police, as lawmakers push through ratification of a free trade agreement with the United States. Nick Rowlands reports.
Demos remember shelling
REUTERS Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:10:00 GMT
Nov. 23 - South Korean demonstrators gather to mark the one year anniversary of a deadly shelling by the North. Julie Noce reports.
Politician Throws Tears Gas in South Korea
ABCNEWS Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:17:17 GMT
Debate over a trade deal with the U.S. sparked violence inside Parliament.
Tear gas in South Korean parliament
CNN Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:43:27 GMT
A lawmaker throws a tear gas canister in an effort to stop a vote on a free trade agreement between Seoul and the U.S.
Last Look: South Korea's silence
CNN Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:30:33 GMT
Shhh! CNN's Fareed Zakaria explains why South Korea is silent.
Video: Tear gas fired at South Korean lawmakers
MSNBC.MSN Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:57:46 GMT
A South Korean opposition leader fired tear gas amid ratification of a trade deal with the U.S. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)
Take a Look at This!
CNN Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:56:27 GMT
A volcano roars to life, chaos in South Korea's parliament, and a car fire so intense, you won't believe anyone survived.
Red Chair: Yul Kwon uses fame for good
CNN Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:18:32 GMT
The survivor winner talks about growing up Korean American, and why he uses his fame to promote bone marrow donation.
South Korea drill simulates North attack
REUTERS Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:51:00 GMT
Nov. 15 - South Korea holds a monthly civil defence drill, simulating a biochemical attack by North Korea outside Seoul's royal palace. Travis Brecher reports.
Big test day for South Korean students
CNN Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:40:09 GMT
CNN's Nadia Bilchik and T.J. Holmes discuss the intense pressure South Korean students face when taking their CSAT test.
Video: Spice up chicken with a Korean rub
MSNBC.MSN Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:46:39 GMT
French chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten and his wife, Marja, blend their backgrounds and cuisines with spice-rubbed Korean chicken paired with herbed potatoes and cumin and citrus carrots. (TODAY)
South Korea students take massive test
CNN Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:15:56 GMT
Thousands of students take college entrance exams in South Korea.
Inside North Korea
CNN Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:01:43 GMT
A reporter goes inside one of the most secretive places in the world, North Korea.
S. Koreans protest trade deal with U.S.
REUTERS Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:59:00 GMT
Nov. 5 - Holding candles and waving placards, thousands gathered in downtown Seoul to protest South Korean plans to sign a free trade deal with the U.S. Deborah Gembara reports.
VIDEO: Lost in Seoul
BBC Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:24:44 GMT
A guide to getting around the huge and confusing South Korean city Seoul - with no maps and no smart technology.
Education in South Korea
CNN Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:47:46 GMT
CNN's Fareed Zakaria looks at South Korea's education system and how it compares to education in America.
VIDEO: 'Progress' in US-North Korea talks
BBC Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:02:58 GMT
US diplomats say the first day of talks aimed at restarting six-party talks regarding North Korea's nuclear programme have been useful.
Sean Hannity: Sycophant to Bolton over North Korea
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