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A mysterious shooting in the DMZ comes just as negotiators hoped to bring North Korea's nuke program to a close
A North Korean soldier fatally shot a South Korean tourist Friday at a mountain resort in the communist north
Negotiations on North Korea's nuclear program will resume this week for the first time in nine months, South Korea's nuclear envoy said Tuesday
Tens of thousands of South Koreans were demonstrating Saturday on the streets of the capital to protest the government's decision to import what they say is unsafe U.S. beef.
South Korean police raided the offices of civic groups that have led weeks of protests against a government plan to resume U.S. beef imports
Thousands of protesters battled riot police in downtown Seoul early Sunday morning after a rally opposing South Korea's decision to import U.S. beef turned violent. More than 100 were wounded, the state news agency reported.
America's chief diplomat found herself vouching for the purity of U.S. cattle Saturday, wading into a bitter South Korean trade dispute
The South Korean trade minister plans to meet with his U.S. counterpart this week and may announce more negotiations on a deal that has imperiled the South Korean government, state media reported Thursday.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak promised a "fresh start" Wednesday after his entire Cabinet and top civil servants offered to resign following street protests.
A deal to resume imports of U.S. beef may have sparked the demonstrations in Seoul, but the unrest feeds off a menu of grievances
A mysterious shooting in the DMZ comes just as negotiators hoped to bring North Korea's nuke program to a close
A North Korean soldier fatally shot a South Korean tourist Friday at a mountain resort in the communist north
Negotiations on North Korea's nuclear program will resume this week for the first time in nine months, South Korea's nuclear envoy said Tuesday
Tens of thousands of South Koreans were demonstrating Saturday on the streets of the capital to protest the government's decision to import what they say is unsafe U.S. beef.
South Korean police raided the offices of civic groups that have led weeks of protests against a government plan to resume U.S. beef imports
Thousands of protesters battled riot police in downtown Seoul early Sunday morning after a rally opposing South Korea's decision to import U.S. beef turned violent. More than 100 were wounded, the state news agency reported.
America's chief diplomat found herself vouching for the purity of U.S. cattle Saturday, wading into a bitter South Korean trade dispute
The South Korean trade minister plans to meet with his U.S. counterpart this week and may announce more negotiations on a deal that has imperiled the South Korean government, state media reported Thursday.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak promised a "fresh start" Wednesday after his entire Cabinet and top civil servants offered to resign following street protests.
A deal to resume imports of U.S. beef may have sparked the demonstrations in Seoul, but the unrest feeds off a menu of grievances
Prime Minister Han Seung-soo and the South Korean Cabinet offered to resign Tuesday amid an uproar over an unpopular deal to resume importing U.S. beef, the Yonhap news agency reported.
South Korean officials said Monday they have killed all poultry in Seoul, the capital, to curb the spread of bird flu following a new outbreak of the disease in the city
A catastrophe is poised to strike the most isolated and dangerous country in the world, spurred by the global food crisis and Kim Jong Il's pride
South Korea agreed to resume U.S. beef imports that had been halted over mad cow disease, clearing a key hurdle to a broader trade deal with Washington
South Korea agreed to resume U.S. beef imports that had been halted over mad cow disease, clearing a key hurdle to a broader trade deal with Washington just hours before the countries' leaders were to meet Friday
South Korean Chang Won-kim was always a writer and a tech-head, so he quite naturally entered the blogosphere in 2005. His English-language, technology-themed, Seoul-based blog Web 2.0 Asia was inspired by both the need and the personal ambition to convey the evolving state of South Korea's all-too-domestic online industry to the rest of the world.
Aid groups suggest Pyongyang executed 15 refugees to deter its citizens from fleeing to China amid food shortages
David and Victoria Beckham – who moved from London to L.A. last summer in an effort to conquer America – continued their campaign for world domination Wednesday. While the soccer star (left) shilled for Motorola in Seoul, South Korea, his Spice Girl wife (right) set her sights on Canada, where she showed off her signature power-pout while promoting her dVb Collection in Toronto.
After a suspected arsonist destroys one of Seoul's most important landmarks, questions are being raised over why South Korea isn't doing more to protect its architectural heritage
It all starts on the sixth floor of the five-star Lotte Hotel, in the center of Seoul. After booking my place for Panmunjom Travel Center's Combined Tour, I show up at the agency office at 7:45 on a chilly Friday morning in December to begin my adventure.
South Korea's last presidential election, in December, 2002, took place against a backdrop of escalating tension on the Korean peninsula over North Korea's nuclear program and the Bush administration's refusal to negotiate with Pyongyang.
Korea's worst-ever oil spill echoes a 1995 disaster -- and environmentalists are asking why it wasn't contained earlier
South Korea is reputed to be the most wired country in the world. CNN has asked readers to weigh in on the topic. How is technology affecting daily life in South Korea, and influencing the rest of the world? Below is a selection of responses, some of which have been edited for length and clarity:
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il greeted South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun Tuesday at the start of only the second-ever summit between leaders of the two nations, but Kim won't meet formally with Roh until Wednesday.
The United States said Tuesday it has backed a plan aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear facilities by the end of the year, The Associated Press reported.
With its anonymous skyline and mind-numbing traffic, Seoul may not seem like a sci-fi city. And yet it's blazing one very high-tech trail.
With his term ending, President Roh Moo Hyun wants a dÉtente with Pyongyang to cap his political career. Not everyone is convinced
Nineteen South Koreans who were held by the Taliban as hostages in Afghanistan for six weeks arrived early Sunday at Incheon International Airport near Seoul.
South Korea is rejoicing at the deal to release the 19 aid workers kidnapped by the Taliban. But what might Seoul have given up to get them back?
A South Korean government spokesman said Tuesday that Taliban and Korean delegates have negotiated a deal to release the 19 Korean hostages who have been held hostage in Afghanistan since July
French police have discovered the bodies of three babies hidden in boxes in a house in eastern France, a judicial source said on Thursday.
Asian stocks opened stronger on Thursday as growing hopes the worst of the recent credit market storm may be past fueled appetite for riskier assets, hurting government bond prices and sending the yen down.
We've all seen the kind of havoc that borderless trade can wreak on an established economy: the dislocation of whole industries, for starters, and millions put out of work.
Seven years after a historic but virtually fruitless meeting, the rivals schedule a summit. But will it be any more successful?
Cristiano Ronaldo delighted his fans in the Far East by producing a magical 45-minute display as Manchester United defeated FC Seoul 4-0 in Seoul.
South Koreans expressed shock Wednesday, as new details revealed that the Virginia Tech shooter was Cho Seung-Hui, who was born -- and lived for eight years -- in Seoul.
Ten years ago, believe it or not, there were no fully exempt Koreans on the LPGA tour. And then there was one: Se Ri Pak, a lonely 19-year-old with a pushy father and a limited command of English. When Pak, as a rookie, won four tournaments in 1998 (including the LPGA Championship and the U.S. Women's Open), hundreds of South Korean girls began training for golf careers of their own. Now that first wave of Korean players has landed in America -- this year 45 of them hold tour cards -- and a typical LPGA leader board is now covered with mellifluous monosyllables: Kims and Yims, Ahns and Hans, Jangs and Kangs.
South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun sits down for a summit meeting with President George W. Bush on Thursday at a time when the security alliance between the two countries that has helped maintain stability in Northeast Asia for more than half a century faces unprecedented challenges.
A huge "red wave" is expected to engulf downtown South Korea's capital Tuesday as the nation kicks off its participation in World Cup 2006.
South Korea coach Dick Advocaat named 10 World Cup veterans Thursday in his squad for the finals in Germany and hopes to repeat the semifinal showing of four years ago.
Group G | World ranking: 29
An American real estate developer is planning to build one of the world's tallest buildings near Seoul, South Korea, according to a published report.
An upturn in oil prices could overcome some positive corporate news to send stocks lower when markets open Thursday.
Delegates from North and South Korea have agreed to seek a peaceful resolution to the North's nuclear standoff with the international community, but they failed to set a date for stalled disarmament talks to resume.
South Korea has urged North Korea to commit to pledges made by its leader Kim Jong Il to bridge their divided peninsula as the sides opened high-level reconciliation talks Wednesday, despite Pyongyang's failure so far to return to nuclear disarmament negotiations.
North Korea has proposed working-level meetings with South Korea early next week, ahead of the five-year anniversary of the historic inter-Korean summit, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said Saturday.
It's a typical newsroom in downtown Seoul: reporters rush to meet deadlines and editors eye copy for mistakes.
The sky is the color of cement, hallmark of the rainy season in South Korea. For weeks, low clouds shroud the tops of Seoul's skyscrapers and make the seemingly endless clusters of nearly identical...
South Korea has confirmed it will move its future seat of government to a rural site south of its capital Seoul.
North Korea has accused Seoul of committing "terrorism in broad daylight" after hundreds of defectors arrived in the South earlier this week.
A second wave of defectors believed to be North Koreans has arrived in the South in a secretive mass defection that has seen the refugees flown in from an unidentified Southeast Asian nation.
The South Korean government is trying to block Internet access to graphic video footage of the beheading of Kim Sun-il as public anger grows over his brutal slaying.
The kidnapping of South Korean civilian Kim Sun-il has shocked his nation, but it is especially haunting to Ohm Electric.
Seoul says it will go ahead with its plan to deploy thousands of troops to Iraq despite a televised threat from militants to behead a South Korean hostage.
Japanese stocks are sharply higher in early trade Monday, building on a firm finish for Wall Street and expectations of better corporate earnings.
Japanese and South Korean stocks led Asia to a mainly lower close Tuesday, with the high price of oil continuing to weigh on the region's growth outlook.
Japanese stocks are slightly higher at midday Friday, recovering a little of the previous day's 3 percent fall, but other Asian markets are down.
Asian stocks closed mainly lower Thursday, with Japan and South Korea down sharply after coming back from holidays this week.
Asian stocks are mainly lower at midday Thursday as Japan and South Korea resume trading after holidays this week.
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's National Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to impeach President Roh Moo-hyun by 193-2, amid dramatic scenes as rival politicians physically battled on the floor of parliament.
Extraordinary scenes unfolded in Seoul on Friday, as politicians physically battled each other in the country's first impeachment bid since the nation was founded in 1948.
South Korea is to buy four airborne surveillance aircraft to beef up its defenses against North Korea.
Key Asian markets have closed slightly higher Thursday, recovering from early falls after a down day for techs on Wall Street.
Asian markets are mixed at midday Wednesday, with falls in Japan and Australia offsetting gains in South Korea and Taiwan.
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