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....
The naval patrols of North and South Korea exchanged fire in disputed waters on Tuesday morning. "“Our high-speed patrol boat repelled the North Korean patrol boat,” the South Korean Office of the Joint Chiefs...
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For the first time in nearly two years, South Korea has given humanitarian aid to North Korea. South Korea says the move has nothing to do with the recent attempts at nuclear disarmament by North Korea. There are speculations that millions of people in North Korea are...
Paper batteries gets better and better with every update. "Rocket Electric of Korea unveils its newest invention, the paper battery. As the name goes, it is made of paper which makes it very thin and flexible. Contrary to other batteries, the paper battery is not prone to...
Park Jaebum (also spelled in English-language sites as Park Jae Beom or Jaebeom) has quit the popular boy band 2PM following inflammatory remarks posted to his Myspace page when he first moved to South Korea from...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 21186 views | 3 recommendations | 12 comments
North Korea and South Korea agreed today to resume a reunion program at the end of September for families who were separated by the Korean War more than half a century ago. After three days of discussion, Red...
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South Korea has launched its first ever satellite aboard the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) on Tuesday. However, the authorities had to admit after the launch that the satellite missed orbit. South...
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Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung (김대중, 金大中) died August 18, 2009 in hospital of complications from pneumonia, at age 85. Kim Dae-jung was the first South Korean Nobel Peace Prize laureate...
North Korea is to ease border restrictions with South Korea to allow for more travel tours and family reunions, according to the Korean Central News Agency. Border crossings will now be easier for business and...
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25 Chinese women had difficulty re-entering China after they returned from having plastic surgery in North Korea. The 25 Chinese women were friends and went to South Korea as a group for plastic surgery....
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Street food. Chances are, if you’ve ever lived in or visited a major city on vacation or business, you’ve enjoyed the taste and convenience of local street food from a cart, stand, market stall, or outdoor...
The Korean Federation of Trade Unions in South Korea called for a general South Korea strike from July 22 to July 24, 2009 in response to a violent clampdown on a strike at Ssangyong Motors Pyeongtaek Plan by the South Korean riot police on July 20, 2009. The South...
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In the best traditions of science fiction, South Korea is creating a population of working animal clones. Six puppies – all genetic clones of a Labrador retriever skilled at sniffing out contraband drugs – are now in service at the Incheon International Airport and other...
By, Uwe Paschen. The North Korean Crisis may be blown out of proportion to get Japan and South Korea to side with the US against China and Russia. More and more articles from Asia start suggesting that...
opinion by Uwe Paschen | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 6405 views | 88 recommendations | 16 comments
US President Barack Obama is meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in Washington on Tuesday, to discuss North Korea's nuclear threat. Lee met with Secretary of State HIllary Clinton on Monday to prepare for the talks. Before leaving South Korea, Lee told...