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US objects to SKorean whaling plan
The United States says it doesn't support a South Korean plan to restart whale hunting for purportedly scientific purposes. South Korea made public ...
SKorean leader's brother ensnared in bribery probe
The elder brother of President Lee Myung-bak is the latest high-profile person to be questioned about alleged bribery in South Korea's banking ...
South Korea anthem talk draws disloyalty claims
A South Korean lawmaker's suggestion to replace the national anthem with a folk song popular in both Koreas does not at first glance seem like an act ...
SKorea puts off Japan military pact at last minute
Japan and South Korea put on hold an intelligence sharing pact less than an hour before it was to be formally signed Friday, in a major embarrassment ...
NKorean claims South agents tricked her to defect
In a rare news conference by a repatriated North Korean defector, a woman claimed she was tricked into defecting six years ago by South Korean agents ...
Asian stocks rise on Europe summit proposals
Asian stock markets rose sharply Friday after European leaders hammered out a strategy aimed at stanching an escalating financial crisis among the 17 ...
SKorea claims East Asia's oldest farming site
South Korea's archaeological agency says it has unearthed evidence of East Asia's oldest known farming site. Archaeologist Cho Mi-soon said Wednesday ...
Both Koreas suffering worst drought in a century
North Korea dispatched soldiers to pour buckets of water on parched fields and South Korean officials scrambled to save a rare mollusk threatened by ...
Samsung: Galaxy S III sales to hit 10 mln in July
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top mobile phone maker, said Monday it expects global sales of the latest Galaxy smartphone to surpass 10 million ...
NKorea slams US, SKorea use of flag in war drills
North Korea on Monday called the use of its flag during U.S.-South Korean military drills last week a serious provocation and evidence of U.S.
Galaxy S III sales to hit 10 million next month
Samsung Electronics Co. expects worldwide sales of the latest Galaxy smartphone to surpass 10 million in July. Samsung's mobile business president ...
In North Korea, learning to hate US starts early
A framed poster on the wall of a kindergarten classroom shows bright-eyed children brandishing rifles and bayonets as they attack a hapless American ...
Huge US, SKorea war games called warning to NKorea
A huge North Korean flag disappeared behind a tower of flames and thick black smoke Friday as South Korean fighter jets and U.S. attack helicopters ...
1-2 punch: Felix, Gay go for spots on track team
Now that everyone knows which two races Allyson Felix will run, it's time to find out if Tyson Gay is fit enough to win even one. Over the next 10 ...
SKorea sees big demand for fastest mobile network
South Korea is forecasting blistering growth in the use of a network technology that gives the fastest speeds for connecting to the Internet from a ...
Asia stocks down as Fed action deemed too little
Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday as investors registered dismay at the path chosen by the Federal Reserve to try to invigorate the ...
Samsung, LG bet on new display to revive TV sales
South Korean TV manufacturers are making billion-dollar bets on a new display technology that promises an even thinner screen and imagery of ...
World leaders weigh stimulus vs. austerity at G-20
With major European economies shaking, leaders concluding an annual Group of 20 meeting sought Tuesday to reassure the world that they would find a ...
Clinton warns NKorea to reform or face backlash
North Korea's new young leader must transform his impoverished country for the better or face a backlash from its oppressed people, Secretary of State ...
US envoy: North Korean isolation hides suffering
The United States is working to break an "information blockade" that allows North Korea to hide its rights abuses and keep its people away from news ...