http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/South_KoreaFind stories, videos, and photos about South Korea from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Fri, 25 May 2012 09:34:20 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/South_Korea14433Find stories, videos, and photos about South Korea from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/23/world/asia/south-korea-castration/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/23/world/asia/south-korea-castration/index.htmlSouth Korea is set to carry out the chemical castration of a serial rapist later this week, implementing recent legislation for the first time.Wed, 23 May 2012 08:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/09/world/asia/south-korea-police-resignation/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/09/world/asia/south-korea-police-resignation/index.htmlSouth Korea's national police chief resigned Monday amid criticism over authorities' handling of an emergency call from a woman who was later found murdered.Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/23/world/asia/korea-nuclear-summit-preparations/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/23/world/asia/korea-nuclear-summit-preparations/index.htmlIt may not be on the official agenda, but North Korea's ears will be burning during the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul.Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/20/world/asia/south-korea-military-drill/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/20/world/asia/south-korea-military-drill/index.htmlSouth Korea fired live artillery on Monday in a military drill near the country's heavily armed border with North Korea, which has described the exercise as a provocation.Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/18/world/asia/south-korea-bullying/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/18/world/asia/south-korea-bullying/index.htmlIt took two teenage suicide cases due to school bullying last year in South Korea for people to notice something was very wrong.Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/14/world/asia/south-korea-freighter/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/14/world/asia/south-korea-freighter/index.htmlA freighter carrying oil exploded off the South Korean port city of Incheon, killing three crew members, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Sunday.Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/20/world/asia/north-korea-leader/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/20/world/asia/north-korea-leader/index.htmlThe South Korean government expressed its sympathy to the people of North Korea following the death of Kim Jong Il, South Korea's unification minister said Tuesday.Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/12/world/asia/south-korea-china-stabbing/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/12/world/asia/south-korea-china-stabbing/index.htmlA South Korean coast guard commando was stabbed to death and another injured Monday after they boarded a Chinese fishing vessel they suspected of fishing illegally in the Yellow Sea, the coast guard and a South Korean news agency said Monday.Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/02/world/asia/south-korea-social-media/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/02/world/asia/south-korea-social-media/index.htmlSouth Korea plans to intensify the review of its social networking sites and smart phone applications to combat a surge in "illegal and harmful" information, government officials said.Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/22/business/south-korea-us-trade/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/22/business/south-korea-us-trade/index.htmlDespite scuffles and a tear gas attack in parliament, South Korea's governing party rammed through a free trade agreement between Seoul and Washington Tuesday after painstaking weeks of negotiations.Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/22/world/asia/south-korea-gaming/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/22/world/asia/south-korea-gaming/index.htmlIn its effort to curb game addiction among adolescents, South Korea pulled the plug this weekend on young gamers after midnight by blocking access to game websites, putting a hotly debated law into practice.Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/15/sport/football/football-lebanon-korea-australia/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/15/sport/football/football-lebanon-korea-australia/index.htmlLebanon stunned traditional regional powerhouses South Korea 2-1 in Beirut on Tuesday to boost their hopes of qualifying for the last stage of Asia's 2014 World Cup qualifying.Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/10/world/asia/south-korea-exams/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/10/world/asia/south-korea-exams/index.htmlMost South Korean students consider their final year in high school "the year of hell." It is when all students are put to the ultimate test.Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/asia/south-korea-new-mayor/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/asia/south-korea-new-mayor/index.htmlSeoul Mayor Park Won-soon, whose recent landslide win against the ruling party sparked a public frenzy, vowed to invest heavily in city welfare and scale back on major projects put in place by his predecessor.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/08/world/asia/koreas-aid/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/08/world/asia/koreas-aid/index.htmlSouth Korean officials said Tuesday the country has approved $6.94 million in aid to be sent to its neighbor through the World Health Organization.Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/07/world/asia/koreas-aid/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/07/world/asia/koreas-aid/index.htmlSignaling South Korea may be attempting to cool tensions with its neighbor, Seoul has vowed to actively review sending humanitarian aid to North Korea through third channels.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/09/19/south.korea.bank.closures/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/09/19/south.korea.bank.closures/index.htmlSouth Korea's financial watchdogs closed seven savings banks Sunday in a crackdown on unhealthy operators in the nation's savings sector.Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/korea.americas.cup/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/korea.americas.cup/index.htmlSouth Korea isn't yet known for its sailing prowess, but that may all be about to change.Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/south.korea.rescue/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/south.korea.rescue/index.htmlSouth Korea has returned home four North Korean fishermen rescued from two sinking boats in the Yellow Sea near the maritime border, the semiofficial Yonhap News Agency reported.Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/south.korea.rescue/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/south.korea.rescue/index.htmlThe South Korean military rescued four North Koreans from two sinking boats in the west sea near the maritime border, a defense ministry spokesman said.Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/south.korea.north.aid/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/south.korea.north.aid/index.htmlSouth Korea has proposed sending aid to North Korea to assist with damages caused by torrential rain that hit the peninsula last week, the South's Ministry of Unification said.Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/south.korea.weather/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/south.korea.weather/index.htmlMassive downpours in South Korea -- the heaviest rains in a century -- are blamed for 51 deaths, the country's Central Disaster Relief Agency reported Friday.Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/south.korea.plane.crash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/south.korea.plane.crash/index.htmlSouth Korea's Coast Guard says it has found parts of a missing Asiana Airlines cargo plane off the southern island of Jeju but has not located the aircraft itself.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/south.korea.weather/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/south.korea.weather/index.htmlMassive downpours in South Korea -- the heaviest rains in a century -- are blamed for 35 deaths, according to the country's Central Disaster Relief Agency.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/koreas.meeting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/koreas.meeting/index.htmlThe chief nuclear envoys of North and South Korea agreed Friday to try to resume six-party talks as soon as possible, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said.Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/south.korea.airline.ban/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/south.korea.airline.ban/index.htmlSouth Korea demanded Tokyo withdraw a ban that asks Japanese diplomats to refrain from flying with Korean Air to protest a test flight above islets in the sea east of Korea that Japan claims is its territory.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/south.korea.defectors.facility/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/south.korea.defectors.facility/index.htmlSouth Korea is breaking new ground Thursday on a resettlement facility for North Korean defectors, reflecting the increasing number of people escaping food shortages and harsh living conditions of the hermit state.Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/07/06/olympics.winter.pyeongchang.2018/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/07/06/olympics.winter.pyeongchang.2018/index.htmlThe International Olympic Committee chose Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday to host the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/south.korea.inflation/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/south.korea.inflation/index.htmlSouth Korea's inflation surpassed the government target range for six consecutive months, mounting pressure on the central bank's efforts to curb inflation without inhibiting domestic demand.Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/20/south.korea.civilian.plane/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/20/south.korea.civilian.plane/index.htmlThe South Korean military apologized Monday for shooting at a commercial airplane carrying 119 passengers and crew.Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/18/south.korea.civilian.plane/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/18/south.korea.civilian.plane/index.htmlTwo South Korean soldiers fired at a civilian airplane after mistaking it for an aircraft from North Korea, a South Korean military official said Saturday.Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/south.korea.civilian.plane/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/south.korea.civilian.plane/index.htmlThe South Korean military fired at a civilian plane near the Yellow Sea border with North Korea, mistaking it for one of the North's military planes, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Saturday, citing a military source.Sat, 18 Jun 2011 03:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/north.korea.defectors/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/north.korea.defectors/index.htmlSouth Korea's Unification Ministry on Friday rejected a demand from the North to repatriate nine of its citizens who defected to the South by boat over the weekend.Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/north.korea.defectors/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/north.korea.defectors/index.htmlNine North Koreans defected to the South by boat over the weekend, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday.Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/south.korea.agent.orange/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/south.korea.agent.orange/index.htmlSouth Korea launched an investigation Tuesday into reports of toxic chemicals being dumped at a former U.S. military base, the Defense Ministry said.Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/north.korea.south.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/north.korea.south.talks/index.htmlSouth Korea admitted Thursday that it held a secret meeting with the North last month.Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/south.korea.explosions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/south.korea.explosions/index.htmlInvestigators believe a single person is responsible for planting two small bombs at Seoul's main railway station and bus terminal, South Korean officials said Friday.Fri, 13 May 2011 04:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/skorea.drill/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/skorea.drill/index.htmlHeavy gunfire breaks the silence in this valley of South Korea. Stryker combat vehicles speed towards a distant target ... their machine guns focused on the enemy beyond.Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/north.korea.defectors/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/north.korea.defectors/index.htmlSouth Korea will attempt a second time to send a group of North Koreans back to the communist North on Monday, according to the Red Cross.Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/north.korea.defectors/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/north.korea.defectors/index.htmlNorth Korea has demanded that South Korea immediately return 31 North Koreans who accidentally crossed over into South Korean waters on a fishing boat -- even though the South says four of them have decided to defect.Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/south.korea.cyber.attack/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/south.korea.cyber.attack/index.htmlA cyber attack Friday morning hit 40 South Korean websites, including those of several government agencies and major banks, the country's internet security agency said.Fri, 04 Mar 2011 07:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/north.korea.defectors/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/north.korea.defectors/index.htmlFour members of a group of 31 North Koreans who accidentally crossed over into South Korean waters on a fishing boat, have decided to defect to the South, despite Pyongyang's demands that they all be repatriated to the North, the South Korean Red Cross said.Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/02/21/south.korea.banks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/02/21/south.korea.banks/index.htmlSouth Korea's financial watchdog has pledged to supply liquidity and buy back bad property loans to try and calm the market after six savings banks had their operations suspended in recent days.Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/koreas.talks.end/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/koreas.talks.end/index.htmlTalks between North and South Korea collapsed Wednesday after the two sides failed to reach an agreement on securing high-level military discussions during preparatory meetings held in the border area of Panmunjom.Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/08/koreas.talks.end/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/08/koreas.talks.end/index.htmlSouth Korea agreed in principal to hold humanitarian talks with North Korea, as the two sides resumed working-level military meetings Wednesday, South Korea's government said.Wed, 09 Feb 2011 04:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/koreas.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/koreas.talks/index.htmlNorth and South Korea opened working-level military talks Tuesday at the truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, marking the first inter-Korean dialogue in months.Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/koreas.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/koreas.talks/index.htmlNorth and South Korea have agreed to hold working-level military talks at the truce village of Panmunjom next week, the Ministry of Defense said Tuesday.Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/football/01/31/football.park.korea.retirement/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/football/01/31/football.park.korea.retirement/index.htmlSouth Korea midfielder Park Ji-Sung has confirmed his immediate retirement from international football.Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/football/01/28/football.asian.korea.uzbekistan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/football/01/28/football.asian.korea.uzbekistan/index.htmlTwo goals from Ji Dong-won ensured South Korea ended the Asian Cup in third place after they beat Uzbekistan 3-2 in Qatar.Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/25/koreas.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/25/koreas.talks/index.htmlSouth Korea proposed on Wednesday holding working-level talks with North Korea on February 11, the unification ministry said.Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/25/south.korea.pirates/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/25/south.korea.pirates/index.htmlSouth Korea's foreign minister said Tuesday he wants five Somali pirates captured alive during the rescue of a hijacked ship last week to be put on trial in South Korea.Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/south.korea.foot.mouth/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/south.korea.foot.mouth/index.htmlAbout 134,000 South military personnel are involved in efforts to contain the country's worst ever foot-and-mouth outbreak, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/koreas.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/koreas.talks/index.htmlSouth Korea has accepted a North Korean proposal for high-level military talks and will propose working-level talks to pave the way, South Korea's defense ministry said Thursday.Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/06/koreas.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/06/koreas.talks/index.htmlSouth Korea said Thursday it will have to consider the North's motivation in calling for unconditional peace talks before agreeing to them.Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/04/koreas.us.envoy/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/04/koreas.us.envoy/index.htmlThe U.S. special envoy for North Korea arrived in South Korea Tuesday on a trip to the region to discuss next steps on the Korean Peninsula.Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/south.korea.president.message/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/south.korea.president.message/index.htmlSouth Korea's president said Monday the country should respond to the attack on Yeonpyeong Island the same way the United States reacted to the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York -- by using the event as an opportunity to reflect on security and overhaul the country's defenses.Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/31/south.korea.disease/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/31/south.korea.disease/index.htmlSouth Korea confirmed an outbreak of bird flu Friday as it struggles to contain foot-and-mouth disease, which has rapidly spread across the country.Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/south.korea.disease/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/south.korea.disease/index.htmlSouth Korea raised its foot-and-mouth disease alert to its highest level on Wednesday in an effort to contain the disease that has rapidly spread across the country.Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/south.korea.censoring.cyberspace/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/south.korea.censoring.cyberspace/index.htmlKoh JaeYoul may not work at a powerful South Korean media outlet, but the might of his 140 character tweets is considered one of this highly wired country's most influential.Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/south.korea.unity/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/south.korea.unity/index.htmlIn the face of North Korean threats, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak stepped up his nationalist push, urging countrymen in a radio address "to stand together, united as one."Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/23/south.korea.military.conscription/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/23/south.korea.military.conscription/index.htmlWeeks after North Korea's attack on Yeonpyeong Island, the mood is still tense on the streets of Seoul, especially following the largest ever winter live-fire drill and civil defense exercise.Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/south.korea.china.fishermen/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/south.korea.china.fishermen/index.htmlThree Chinese fishermen were released Saturday after being detained in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported.Sat, 25 Dec 2010 07:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/22/south.korea.drills/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/22/south.korea.drills/index.htmlTensions rippled across the Korean peninsula as South Korea geared up for its largest land and air winter drills on Thursday, maneuvers choreographed in the shadow of its reclusive tough-talking communist neighbor.Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/21/south.korea.drills/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/21/south.korea.drills/index.htmlSouth Korea will hold its largest-ever winter live-fire drills Thursday in an area adjacent to North Korea, the South Korean Army said on Wednesday.Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/koreas.clash.explainer/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/koreas.clash.explainer/index.htmlA disputed maritime border. Long-standing tensions. And Tuesday, a sharp escalation of hostilities. North and South Korea fired at each other for about an hour on an island that sits off a disputed border. The deadly skirmish raised fears of war between the two rival nations, once again spiking tension in the entire region.Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/19/south.korea.yeonpyeong.island/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/19/south.korea.yeonpyeong.island/index.htmlAmid South Korean plans to hold live-fire military drills this week and North Korean threats of retaliation, many residents of Yeonpyeong Island are evacuating, afraid of being caught in the middle.Mon, 20 Dec 2010 04:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/19/north.korea.tensions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/19/north.korea.tensions/index.htmlWhile the United Nations' Security Council wrangled over growing tensions in the Korean peninsula, South Korea ordered thousands to find shelter in preparation for the South's planned live-fire military exercises, which could take place within hours, the military announced.Mon, 20 Dec 2010 04:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/18/south.korea.boat.collision/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/18/south.korea.boat.collision/index.htmlA Chinese fishing boat and a South Korean Coast Guard vessel collided Saturday, killing one fisherman, South Korea's official news agency reported.Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/12/17/south.korea/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/12/17/south.korea/index.htmlThe Obama administration and South Korea have established contingency communication plans in the event North Korea retaliates against the South for holding military exercises, a U.S. military official said Friday.Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:44:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/12/16/korea.military.exercise/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/12/16/korea.military.exercise/index.htmlThe U.S. military is concerned that South Korea's live-fire artillery exercises planned for coming days could spark an uncontrollable clash with the North, but the State Department said the exercises are not meant to be threatening or provocative.Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/16/south.korea.military.exercises/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/16/south.korea.military.exercises/index.htmlSouth Korea will conduct naval fire drills near a flashpoint with the North that resulted in the deaths of four people, military officials said Thursday.Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/south.korea.drill/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/south.korea.drill/index.htmlSouth Korea conducted its largest-ever nationwide civil defense drill Wednesday afternoon to prepare the public for a potential military attack from North Korea after Pyongyang shelled a South Korean island less than a month ago.Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/south.korea.drills/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/south.korea.drills/index.htmlSouth Korea will conduct a new round of naval firing drills Monday -- but it is scheduled to steer clear of border islands, defense officials told the Yonhap News Agency.Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/05/us.south.korea.japan.meeting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/05/us.south.korea.japan.meeting/index.htmlSouth Korea's foreign minister headed Sunday to Washington, in preparation for much anticipated talks with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts about the tense situation in and around the Yellow Sea.Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/06/south.korea.military.exercises/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/06/south.korea.military.exercises/index.htmlThe South Korean navy began live-fire exercises on the seas surrounding the Korean peninsula Monday in the midst of bristling tensions with the North, South Korean state media reported.Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/04/south.korea.defense.minister/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/04/south.korea.defense.minister/index.htmlKim Kwan-jin was formally named South Korea's defense minister Saturday, the country's state media agency reported.Sat, 04 Dec 2010 10:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/koreas.crisis/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/koreas.crisis/index.htmlSouth Korea's spy chief said Wednesday that there is a high chance that North Korea will attack again following a strike last month that has led to renewed tensions on the peninsula, the Yonhap news agency reported.Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/koreas.crisis/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/koreas.crisis/index.htmlGovernment ministers from the United States, Japan and South Korea will sit down in Washington early next month to grapple with the tensions in the Koreas, South Korea's Foreign Affairs Ministry said Tuesday.Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/koreas.crisis/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/koreas.crisis/index.htmlSouth Korea will "firmly" respond to future provocations from North Korea, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday, declaring that his nation "cannot remain patient" in the face of continued hostility from Pyongyang.Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/south.korea.shell.fired/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/south.korea.shell.fired/index.htmlThe South Korean military accidentally fired a shell during a land-based military exercise Sunday afternoon, a South Korean military spokesman told CNN.Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/27/koreas.crisis/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/27/koreas.crisis/index.htmlSouth Korea and the United States began assembling ships for joint war exercises Sunday off the west coast of the Korean peninsula in the Yellow Sea, a source at the South Korean Joint Chiefs told CNN.Sun, 28 Nov 2010 03:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/sk.island.damage/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/sk.island.damage/index.htmlA dog scavenges for food, the family pet now a stray. An old lady, who refuses to leave her home, rearranges the shattered bricks, as she tries to put her life back together.Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/south.korea.defense/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/south.korea.defense/index.htmlSouth Korea's government on Friday nominated Kim Kwan Jin as defense minister, a Blue House media official told CNN.Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/11/24/andrei.lankov.korea/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/11/24/andrei.lankov.korea/index.htmlYesterday afternoon, the worst artillery attack since the end of the Korean War happened in the vicinity of Seoul. North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong Island, killing two civilians and two marines, and destroying a number of buildings there.Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/north.korea.seoul.under.gun/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/north.korea.seoul.under.gun/index.htmlOn the surface, Seoul, the capital of economic powerhouse South Korea, is one of the most impressive cities in East Asia: Sprawling and prosperous, hi-tech and self confident.Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/south.korea.sunshine.policy/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/south.korea.sunshine.policy/index.htmlSouth Korea has denounced a policy that called for a peaceful engagement with North Korea as a failure.Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/skorea.nkorea.defectors/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/skorea.nkorea.defectors/index.htmlThe number of North Koreans who have defected to South Korea has passed 20,000, the Yonhap news agency said Monday.Mon, 15 Nov 2010 06:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/south.korea.music/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/south.korea.music/index.htmlThe gayageum is probably the best known of South Korea's traditional musical instruments.Fri, 12 Nov 2010 06:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/south.korea.fire/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/south.korea.fire/index.htmlAn early-morning fire tore through a South Korean nursing home, killing ten people and injuring another seventeen, according to police.Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/southkorea.ilist.beef/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/southkorea.ilist.beef/index.htmlAs a butcher's daughter, I grew up eating the best meat.Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/korea.warning.shots/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/korea.warning.shots/index.htmlSouth Korea's navy fired warning shots to push a North Korean fishing boat back to its side of the Yellow Sea border Wednesday, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing military officials.Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/south.korea.yemen.bomb.security/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/south.korea.yemen.bomb.security/index.htmlSouth Korea will step up security at Incheon International Airport following a plot uncovered last week to send bombs from Yemen to the United States.Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/26/skorea.nkorea.reunions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/26/skorea.nkorea.reunions/index.htmlSouth Korea will push North Korea for monthly reunions of families separated by the Korean War nearly 60 years ago, the Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday.Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/south.korea.g.20.protests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/south.korea.g.20.protests/index.htmlSouth Korea will mobilize its largest security force ever in anticipation of widespread protests during the G-20 summit next month in Seoul, the Yonhap news agency said.Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/nkorea.defectors/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/nkorea.defectors/index.htmlThe number of defectors from North Korea who have settled in South Korea will pass 20,000 as early as this month, the Yonhap news agency said.Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/nkorea.skorea.reunions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/nkorea.skorea.reunions/index.htmlThe two Koreas will meet in late October to discuss regularly reuniting families separated by the Korean War nearly 60 years ago, the Yonhap news agency in South Korea said.Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/nkorea.skorea.reunions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/nkorea.skorea.reunions/index.htmlNorth and South Korea reached agreement Friday on where to temporarily reunite families separated by the Korean War nearly 60 years ago, the Yonhap news agency said.Fri, 01 Oct 2010 08:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/23/nkorea.skorea.reunions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/23/nkorea.skorea.reunions/index.htmlNorth and South Korean representatives on Friday met for talks for a second time on reuniting families separated by the Korean War nearly 60 years ago.Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/skorea.flood.missing/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/skorea.flood.missing/index.htmlRecord rainfall that flooded roads, subway lines and buildings has left two fishermen missing in northeastern South Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday.Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/nkorea.skorea.family.reunions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/nkorea.skorea.family.reunions/index.htmlRepresentatives for North and South Korea agreed that October would be a good time to do another round of reunions for families separated by the Korean war, the South Korean Unification Ministry said Friday.Sat, 18 Sep 2010 04:58:00 EDT