March 05, 2013
SEOUL--The Cold War still rages in North Korea, and enemy No. 1 is the United States, which Pyongyang blames for making its much-condemned drive to develop nuclear weapons necessary.
March 05, 2013
SEOUL--A Korean American handpicked to head South Korea's new science and technology ministry has resigned suddenly and returned to the United States in a setback for the country's recently-elected president.
March 05, 2013
UNITED NATIONS--The United States and China have struck a tentative deal on a draft U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution that would punish North Korea for its third nuclear test last month, U.N. diplomats said on March 4.
March 04, 2013
FUKUOKA--In four hours, a South Korean couple lost 10,000 yen ($107) at a pachinko parlor here, adding to their previous day’s loss of 100,000 yen in six hours.
March 04, 2013
WASHINGTON--Dennis Rodman, the former NBA star known more for his body piercings and tattoos than international diplomacy skills, said on March 3 he returned from North Korea with a message from its leader Kim Jong Un for President Barack Obama--"call me."
March 01, 2013
SEOUL, South Korea--Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman hung out with North Korea's Kim Jong Un during his improbable journey to Pyongyang, watching the Harlem Globetrotters with the leader and later drinking and dining on sushi with him.
March 01, 2013
HONG KONG--China appears to be pressing ahead with plans to invest in a North Korean free trade zone in a sign that its recent nuclear test has not soured its economic ties with its only major ally.
March 01, 2013
SEOUL--South Korean President Park Geun-hye called on Japan to take specific action to resolve the controversies over history perceptions that have plagued relations, saying these issues should not be passed on to future generations.
March 01, 2013
KHABAROVSK--North Korea will dispatch dozens of laborers this spring to grow corn, beans and vegetables on 1,000 hectares of farmland in the Russian Far East, local government sources said Feb. 28.
February 28, 2013
GENEVA--North Korea accused the United States on Feb. 27 of contributing to an "unpredictable" situation on the divided Korean peninsula and abusing its power in the U.N. Security Council to impose its "hostile policy" against Pyongyang.
February 27, 2013
GENEVA--Japan and the United States called on Feb. 26 for the main U.N. human rights forum to launch an inquiry into allegations of violations including the torture and execution of political prisoners in North Korea.
February 26, 2013
SEOUL--Within hours of becoming South Korea's president, Park Geun-hye met with a high-level Japanese envoy and pledged to "build trust" with Japan and other regional neighbors. She urged Tokyo to reciprocate.
February 26, 2013
PYONGYANG, North Korea--Former NBA star Dennis Rodman brought his basketball skills on Feb. 26 and flamboyant style--tattoos, nose studs and all--to a country with possibly the world's strictest dress code: North Korea.
February 25, 2013
SEOUL--The country with the developed world's biggest gender income gap now has its first female president, but Park Geun-hye already has South Koreans wondering whether she'll improve the status of women in a society still dominated by men.
February 25, 2013
SEOUL--South Korea's new president Park Geun-hye urged North Korea on Feb. 25 to abandon its nuclear ambitions, and to stop wasting its scarce resources on arms, less than two weeks after the country carried out its third nuclear test.
February 24, 2013
SEOUL--Even before she takes office on Feb. 25 as South Korea's first female president, Park Geun-hye's campaign vow to soften Seoul's current hard-line approach to rival North Korea is being tested by Pyongyang's recent underground nuclear detonation.
February 23, 2013
PYONGYANG, North Korea--North Korea warned the top American commander in South Korea on Feb. 23 of “miserable destruction” if the U.S. military presses ahead with routine joint drills with South Korea set to begin next month.
February 23, 2013
Mixed reactions emerged from South Korea--and Japanese government officials expressed relief--after Shimane Prefecture held its "Takeshima Day" ceremony on Feb. 22 to lay claim to islands in dispute between the two countries.
February 23, 2013
PYONGYANG, North Korea--North Korea will soon allow foreigners to tweet, Skype and surf the Internet from their cellphones, iPads and other mobile devices in its second relaxation of controls on communications in recent weeks. However, North Korean citizens will not have access to the mobile Internet service to be offered by provider Koryolink within the next week.
February 22, 2013
MOSCOW--Russia and China said on Feb. 22 they would oppose any foreign military intervention in North Korea over its recent nuclear test.