Obama and Lee urge N Korea talks

Let see what happens to this Obama plea, at a guess not a lot. " US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Lee Myung-bak, have urged North Korea to return to international nuclear negotiations....

North Korea Is Reported to Conduct a Nuclear Test

  " SEOUL, May 25 (Reuters) - North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Monday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted a ruling party official as saying. YTN Television quoted the South Korean weather...

South Korea recalls ambassador to Japan

South Korea has recalled its ambassador to Tokyo over a territorial dispute over some islets both countries claim. The dispute is long-running, but Japan has renewed its claims, sparking the current feud."South Korea announced on Monday that it was recalling its ambassador to...

North Korea agrees to nuclear checks

North Korea has ofically agreed to nuclear checks, as officials from China, the US, Russia, Japan and North and South Korea all agreed that Pyongyang (the capitla of North Korea) would finish disabling its main...

Thousands in South Korea beef protest

Around 35,000 people took part today in the latest mass protest in South Korea against their government's decision to allow US beef imports to continue."Waving banners, flags and candles, the crowd gathered in...

South Korea conservatives win parliament majority

South Korea's new conservative president has led his party to a victory in the country's parliament."The conservative party of South Korea's new president won a majority in a Wednesday parliamentary election,...

South Korean officials expelled

This incident closely follows the election of the new conservative South Korean president Lee Myung-bak."North Korea, reacting to tougher policies of the new South Korean regime, Thursday expelled South Korean officials from a joint industrial park.The action at the joint...

Why Korean elections are never boring

Simple.  It's because there's nothing Korean voters hate more than a boring election. I know this reasoning sounds a bit tautological but when you look back at the history of Korean presidential...

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