Sunday 29th January, 2012
Joint US, South Korea military exercises soon
SEOUL - The United States and South Korea are to hold annual military exercises on the Korean peninsula soon, the first since the recent change of leadership in North Korea. There had been ...
Lone Star’s Korea Exchange Bank Sale Wins Regulatory Approval
Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Lone Star Funds’ sale of Korea Exchange Bank won approval from regulators, clearing the final hurdle for Hana Financial Group Inc.’s 3.9 trillion won ($3.5 ...
The existing off-base curfew on U.S. troops stationed in Korea will be modified and extended indefinitely, the commanding unit of the American forces here announced Tuesday.
The existing off-base curfew on U.S. troops stationed in Korea will be modified and extended indefinitely, the commanding unit of the American forces here announced Tuesday. The U.S. Forces Korea ...
Prosecutors raid firm suspected o..
The Korea TimesProsecutors have searched the headquarters of a tourist and leisure business suspected of having provided illegal funds to National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae to help him win a party leadership ...
Kyung Dong Navien recalls water h..
The Korea TimesKyung Dong Navien Co., a Korean manufacturer of oil and gas boilers, is recalling its tankless water heaters in the United States due to the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the ...
Kim Jong-un thanks foreign leader..
The Korea TimesNorth Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un has thanked the leaders of dozens of countries for sending him condolence messages over the recent death of his father Kim Jong-il, the North's state ...
Presidential hopeful Sohn decides..
The Korea TimesGWANGJU (Yonhap) -- Former main opposition party leader Sohn Hak-kyu said Saturday he will not run in April's parliamentary elections, indicating he will instead focus on his presidential bid ...
India, Japan, South Korea join hands to avert Euro crisis damage in Asia
Times of IndiaDAVOS: Wary of the European debt crisis causing collateral damage all around the world, India, Japan and South Korea are working together to prevent ...
The U.S. air force will deploy 12 F-16CM fighter jets to South Korea next week to help defend its Asian ally, officials said Thursday.
The Korea TimesThe U.S. air force will deploy 12 F-16CM fighter jets to South Korea next week to help defend its Asian ally, officials said Thursday. About 240 airmen from the 55th Expeditionary Fighter ...
US Presses Seoul to Cut Iranian Oil
New America MediaA senior U.S. official urged Korea to reduce its crude oil imports from Iran, Tuesday, as part of a U.S.-led sanctions campaign over Tehran’s alleged nuclear weapons program, saying Washington ...
Sock it: South Korea floats footwear to North
News.com.auMembers of the North Korean Peace Foundation released balloons carrying 1,000 warm socks and messages of hope and love toward North Korea Picture: ...
South Korea sends socks to impoverished North
News.com.auSOUTH Korean activists released huge gas-filled balloons filled with socks over the border into impoverished North Korea despite threats from ...
HONG KONG -- China reported Monday the second bird flu-related death within one month, raising concerns that the highly contagious disease could be spreading in the southern part of the country.
The Korea TimesHONG KONG (Yonhap) -- China reported Monday the second bird flu-related death within one month, raising concerns that the highly contagious disease could be spreading in the southern part of the ...
The joint South-North Korean industrial complex in the North's border city of Kaesong saw its production expand 14.4 percent in 2011 from a year earlier, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday.
The Korea TimesThe joint South-North Korean industrial complex in the North's border city of Kaesong saw its production expand 14.4 percent in 2011 from a year earlier, Seoul's unification ministry said ...
S. Korea activists float socks over to N. Korea
West AustralianSEOUL (AFP) - South Korean activists on Saturday released huge gas-filled balloons filled with socks over the border into impoverished North Korea despite threats from Pyongyang.The socks can be ...
About 150 activists and North Korean defectors held a symbolic rally in central Seoul Friday to protest against human rights abuses in North Korea.
The Korea TimesAbout 150 activists and North Korean defectors held a symbolic rally in central Seoul Friday to protest against human rights abuses in North Korea. The protest is timed to mark the 67th ...
US envoy on N. Korea to visit Russia
The Korea TimesWASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- A top U.S. official on North Korea will visit Russia next week to discuss ways to deal with Pyongyang under a new leadership, the State Department said Friday. ...
No 'significant' change to US troops in Korea: Adm. Willard
The Korea TimesWASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The head of the U.S. Pacific Command said Friday that there will be no "significant" change in the scale and role of American troops in Korea despite the ...
North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un made yet another visit to a military unit, his fifth this month, according to a state media report Sunday, as the young successor tries to consolidate his power after the death of his father Kim Jong-il.
The Korea TimesNorth Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un made yet another visit to a military unit, his fifth this month, according to a state media report Sunday, as the young successor tries to consolidate his ...
Korean War criminals tried as Jap..
The Korea TimesBy Shin Hee-seok Hiromura Gakurai was a prison guard at the Hintok work camp along the Thailand-Burma "death railway," infamous for the extremely high human toll on the Allied prisoners ...
In the heart of Seoul: The South Korean capital has plenty of surprises for urban adventurers
The Independent"I want to show you something," said my guide. "It's very Korean, and a little bit strange. You'll probably think it's silly." We were walking, on an autumn ...
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