December 13, 2012
SEOUL--In Asia's No. 1 drinking nation, the nightlife on the narrow streets lined with eateries in the Seoul city center was starting to wind down after midnight.
December 13, 2012
SEOUL--North Korea rattled the world on Dec. 12 by putting a satellite into orbit using the kind of technology that appears to demonstrate it can develop a missile capable of hitting the United States.
December 13, 2012
SEOUL--If Park Geun-hye wins South Korea's presidential election this month, as looks increasingly likely, she will become the first woman to hold the country's top office, challenging stereotypes in a nation that is largely run by men in blue suits.
December 13, 2012
UNITED NATIONS--The U.N. Security Council on Dec. 12 condemned North Korea's missile launch and will continue discussions on how to respond to Pyongyang's violations of a U.N. ban on North Korean ballistic missile development, the council president said.
December 12, 2012
SEOUL--Sources at South Korea's National Defense Ministry say that if the launch of a long-range ballistic missile by North Korea on Dec. 12 is deemed a success, it would mean that Pyongyang has achieved the technology needed for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
December 12, 2012
SEOUL/TOKYO--North Korea successfully launched a rocket on Dec. 12, boosting the credentials of its new leader and stepping up the threat the isolated and impoverished state poses to its opponents.
December 11, 2012
SEOUL--North Korea has taken down part of a controversial long-range rocket on its launch pad in an apparent move to fix a technical problem, South Korean news reports said on Dec. 11.
December 11, 2012
SEOUL--In what must amount to a major embarrassment, North Korea has announced it is extending the window for an imminent and widely condemned plan to launch a rocket this month because of "technical difficulties."
December 10, 2012
SEOUL--North Korea on Dec. 10 extended the launch period for a controversial long-range rocket by another week until Dec. 29, citing technical problems.
December 10, 2012
SEOUL--Whoever wins South Korea's Dec. 19 presidential election will likely find that spiky and unpredictable North Korea is as ready to strike as it is to negotiate.
December 10, 2012
SEOUL--Their skin is smooth, their hair is salon-fresh, and between them they've sold millions of records. Now, they are making it acceptable for young Asian men to buy beauty products.
December 10, 2012
SEOUL--Moon Tae-Hwa stares at his computer, dizzy and nauseous from the hours of porn he's viewed online while his wife and children slept. He feels no shame--only a righteous sense of mission.
December 09, 2012
SEOUL, South Korea--North Korea may postpone the controversial launch of a long-range rocket that had been slated for liftoff as early as this week, state media said on Dec. 9, as international pressure on Pyongyang to cancel the provocative move intensified.
December 08, 2012
LOS ANGELES--The South Korean pop singer behind the viral smash hit "Gangnam Style" apologized on Dec. 7 for past concerts featuring anti-American lyrics, ahead of a holiday performance to be attended by U.S. President Barack Obama and his family.
December 07, 2012
SEOUL, South Korea--New satellite images indicate that snow may have slowed North Korea's rocket launch preparations, but that Pyongyang could still be ready for liftoff starting Dec. 10.
December 07, 2012
WASHINGTON--Japan, the United States and South Korea are considering asking the United Nations Security Council to strengthen sanctions against North Korea if it carries out its threat to launch a rocket.
December 07, 2012
WASHINGTON--The United States is shifting warships into position to track and possibly defend against a planned North Korean rocket launch while urging Pyongyang to cancel its second such attempt this year, the head of the U.S. Pacific Command said on Dec. 6.
December 06, 2012
The commander of U.S. troops in Japan said on Dec. 6 that the situation ahead of North Korea's planned launch of a long-range rocket this month is “very dangerous.''
December 06, 2012
SEOUL--Samsung Electronics, the world's leading technology company by revenue, is likely accelerating the launch of its next-generation flagship Galaxy smartphone--which may come with a breakthrough unbreakable screen.
December 06, 2012
BRUSSELS--NATO on Dec. 5 called on North Korea to cancel plans for its second rocket launch of 2012, saying it would violate U.N. resolutions and could further destabilize the Korean peninsula.