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Sources: North Korea replaces defense minister
North Korea has replaced its defense minister with a hardline military commander believed responsible for deadly attacks on South Korea in 2010, ...
NKorea speculation overshadows SKorean rocket
South Korea on Thursday scrapped an attempt to fire its first satellite into orbit from its own soil amid speculation that North Korea was preparing ...
After mostly silence, Jill Kelley defends herself
Jill Kelley wants the world to know that she didn't do anything wrong when she befriended top military brass. The Tampa socialite at the center of a ...
Wired SKorea to stem digital addiction from age 3
Park Jung-in, an 11-year-old South Korean, sleeps with her Android smartphone instead of a teddy bear. When the screen beams with a morning alarm, she ...
Tampa socialite fighting back in Petraeus scandal
A Tampa socialite embroiled in the scandal that cost CIA Director David Petraeus his job fought back Tuesday after more than two weeks of silence as ...
SKorea: US socialite to lose honorary consul title
South Korea will revoke an honorary title given to an American socialite tied to a scandal involving former CIA director David Petraeus, officials ...
'Gangnam Style' most watched YouTube video ever
South Korean rapper PSY's "Gangnam Style" has become YouTube's most viewed video of all time. YouTube says in a posting on its Trends blog that ...
How Asia sees Obama's pivot to the Pacific
A lot has happened in Asia while the United States was off fighting its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and most of it can be summed up in one word — ...
Kakao Talk unveils digital content shop
Kakao Talk, a popular mobile messenger in South Korea, will launch an online music and electronic book shop next year as it continues to grow beyond ...
SKorea, China, Japan to start free trade talks
South Korea, China and Japan will soon start talks for a free trade pact that will encompass three of the world's biggest economies, South Korea's ...
Asia stocks up amid optimism over US budget
Asian stock markets rose Monday, registering optimism after negotiations late last week between President Barack Obama and leaders of Congress raised ...
SKorea president hopeful softens on conglomerates
The South Korean ruling party's presidential candidate softened her campaign's stance on reforming industrial conglomerates that dominate the economy, ...
Socialite's climb halted by unfolding scandal
Jill Kelley's climb to the top of Tampa's social ladder may be as spectacular as her fall from it. Accounts of lavish parties at her bay front mansion ...
SKorean presidential hopeful vows freer Internet
A South Korean presidential candidate has promised to get rid of encryption technology that has tied South Korean Internet users to a single web ...
Satellite imagery shows NKorea missile activity
Satellite imagery indicates North Korea has been testing rocket engines, a sign it continues to develop its long-range ballistic missiles, a U.S.
Dodgers bid $25.7 million for South Korean lefty
The Los Angeles Dodgers have bid nearly $26 million for a chance to sign pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin. The Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization ...
MLB team bids $25.7 million for South Korean lefty
A team in South Korea says one Major League Baseball club has bid nearly $26 million for a chance to sign pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin. The Hanwha Eagles of ...
Iran's Ahmadinejad ridicules expense of US vote
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ridiculed the expense of the U.S. election, mocking it as a "battleground for capitalists" while speaking at a ...
Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone sales pass 30 mln
Samsung said Monday it has sold more than 30 million flagship Galaxy S III smartphones in about five months, making it one of the fastest selling ...
Asia stocks fall ahead of tight US election
Asian stock markets fell Monday as a looming leadership change in China and uncertainty about the outcome of the U.S. presidential election reduced ...
Elephant in South Korean zoo imitates human speech
An elephant in a South Korean zoo is using his trunk to pick up not only food, but also human vocabulary. An international team of scientists ...
S. Korean candidate in late dictator dad's shadow
Carrying a bouquet of flowers, South Korean presidential candidate Park Geun-hye stepped forward to honor one of the martyrs in her country's long ...
Samsung's Galaxy Note II hits 3 million sales
Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has sold more than 3 million Galaxy Note II smartphones in a little over a month after its launch, as the ...
Asia stocks mostly up on US, China data
Asian stock markets advanced Friday as a batch of upbeat economic data from the U.S. and China and overnight gains on Wall Street bolstered investor ...
Huge N. Korea hotel begun in 1980s might open soon
The 105-story, pyramid-shaped hotel that has stood over North Korea's capital city like a mountain for more than 20 years just might be on the verge ...