http://www.mail.com/locations/3438-south-korea.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3438-south-korea.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2160008-australia-south-korea-iran-qualify-world-cup.html Australia, Iran and South Korea won spots at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil on a dramatic final day of Asian qualifying Tuesday. Australia beat Iraq 1-0 in Sydney before a crowd of 80,532, with Josh Kennedy scoring on a header in the 83rd minute. The Aussies began the game knowing a win over Iraq would put them through to a third straight World Cup appearance. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:53:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2160008-australia-south-korea-iran-qualify-world-cup.html 2013-06-18T18:53:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154820-north-korea-changes-tack-tells-us-lets-talk.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk. But the invitation from North Korea's National Defense Commission, the powerful governing body led by leader Kim Jong Un, comes with caveats: No precondition... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:02:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154820-north-korea-changes-tack-tells-us-lets-talk.html 2013-06-17T19:02:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2156532-obama-skorea-leader-discuss-nkorea-talks-offer.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama and South Korea's President Park Geun-hye (goon-hay) have discussed North Korea's proposal for high-level talks with the U.S. The two leaders spoke by phone Sunday evening ahead of Obama's trip to Northern Ireland for G-8 meetings. The White House says they discussed security issues and agreed ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:20:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2156532-obama-skorea-leader-discuss-nkorea-talks-offer.html 2013-06-17T08:20:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2146176-koreas-incentives-to-talk-failed-try.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea dismantled the meeting table, pulled down the placards and rolled up the red carpet. Its intended guest, North Korea, has stopped answering the phone. The cancellation of the rivals' much-anticipated meeting, felled at the last minute by a protocol dispute, shows the Koreas' deep mutual mistrust. Still, they may have ... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:48:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2146176-koreas-incentives-to-talk-failed-try.html 2013-06-13T00:48:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2145292-qatar-eliminated-2014-world-cup-qualifying.html Qatar, the 2022 World Cup host, was eliminated in qualifying for next year's tournament on Tuesday night and Denmark put itself in nearly as dismal a position. Iran's 4-0 win at home over Lebanon ensured that Qatar can finish no higher than fourth place in the final round of Asia qualifying. The top two nations in each of the two groups advance to next ye... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:36:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2145292-qatar-eliminated-2014-world-cup-qualifying.html 2013-06-12T14:36:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2145958-crackdown-filling-nkorean-prisons-with-defectors.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's prison population has swelled with those caught fleeing the country under a crackdown on defections by young leader Kim Jong Un, according to defectors living in South Korea and researchers who study Pyongyang's notorious network of labor camps and detention centers. Soon after he succeeded his father as North Korea... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:08:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2145958-crackdown-filling-nkorean-prisons-with-defectors.html 2013-06-12T11:08:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143578-skorea-talks-with-north-scrapped-negotiators.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Koreas' first high-level talks in years were scrapped a day before they were to begin Wednesday because the sides didn't agree on the delegation leaders, South Korea said. The cancellation deflated tentative hopes that the rivals would improve ties following years of rising hostility. North Korea said it wasn't sending its of... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:26:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143578-skorea-talks-with-north-scrapped-negotiators.html 2013-06-12T02:26:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141234-korea-talks-raise-hopes-history-scuttle-them.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The two Koreas will hold their highest-level talks in years Wednesday in an effort to restore scrapped joint economic projects and ease animosity marked by recent threats of nuclear war. That in itself is progress, though there are hints that disputes in their bloody history could thwart efforts to better ties. Still, just settin... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:08:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141234-korea-talks-raise-hopes-history-scuttle-them.html 2013-06-11T04:08:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136020-2-koreas-to-hold-senior-level-meeting-seoul.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold senior-level talks this week in Seoul, a breakthrough of sorts to ease tensions after Pyongyang's recent threats of nuclear war and Seoul's vows of counterstrikes. The two-day meeting starting Wednesday will focus on stalled cooperation projects, including the resumption of operations a... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:02:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136020-2-koreas-to-hold-senior-level-meeting-seoul.html 2013-06-10T04:02:30Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2137148-globally-people-resigned-to-privacy-online.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — U.S. government snooping does not surprise global Internet users, who say they already have few expectations of online privacy as governments increasingly monitor people's digital lives and Internet companies often acquiesce. Privacy activists concerned over the U.S. National Security Agency's selective monitoring of Internet tra... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:31:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2137148-globally-people-resigned-to-privacy-online.html 2013-06-08T10:31:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2132934-nkorea-proposes-working-level-talks-with-skorea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday proposed holding low-level government talks with South Korea this weekend as the rivals look to mend ties that have plunged during recent years amid hardline stances by both countries. Pyongyang, which wants to meet Sunday in its border city of Kaesong, also said it would reopen a Red Cross communication lin... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:44:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2132934-nkorea-proposes-working-level-talks-with-skorea.html 2013-06-07T06:44:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2133424-koreas-agree-to-hold-talks-reopening-complex.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea on Thursday agreed to hold talks on reopening a jointly run factory complex and other cross-border issues, after months of deteriorating relations and a day before a U.S.-China summit in which the North is expected to be a key topic. The envisioned talks could help rebuild avenues of inter-Korean cooperation... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:31:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2133424-koreas-agree-to-hold-talks-reopening-complex.html 2013-06-06T11:31:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133120-china-frustration-with-nkorea-offers-hope-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — China's growing frustration with longtime ally North Korea offers the United States a glimmer of hope about a once unthinkable prospect: holding discussions between Washington and Beijing about what to do if the government in Pyongyang collapses. There is no sign that the North Korean regime is in danger or that U.S. President Barack Oba... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:03:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133120-china-frustration-with-nkorea-offers-hope-us.html 2013-06-06T11:03:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130618-activist-repatriated-nkoreans-underclass.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Before they were detained in Laos and sent home, a group of young North Korean defectors smiled and teased each other as they told an activist how some of them were beaten with sticks for trying to steal noodles in their homeland. They talked about a South Korean movie they saw, and wondered if prison cells there were really as c... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:31:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130618-activist-repatriated-nkoreans-underclass.html 2013-06-06T01:31:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125594-south-koreas-president-to-visit-to-uk.html LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says South Korean President Park Geun-hye will make a state visit to the U.K. later this year. The palace said Monday that Park, South Korea's first female leader, has accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II. Park will stay at Buckingham Palace for the visit, which officials described as "in the autumn." ... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:35:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125594-south-koreas-president-to-visit-to-uk.html 2013-06-03T10:35:11Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2122710-skoreas-gay-film-maker-news-wedding-plans.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The first time a South Korean celebrity announced he was gay, in 2000, the reaction was quick and without empathy. Popular actor and entertainer Hong Suk-chon was banished from television and radio programs for three years, and he said in a talk-show interview this year that he regrets coming out. In a legal sense, not much has c... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:19:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2122710-skoreas-gay-film-maker-news-wedding-plans.html 2013-06-01T10:19:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070676-correction-japan-sex-slaves-story.html TOKYO (AP) — In a story May 8 about the use of sex slaves during World War II, The Associated Press reported erroneously that then-Prime Minister Yohei Kono issued a 1993 statement expressing remorse for suffering caused to sexual slaves of Japanese troops. Kono was Chief Cabinet Secretary at the time, not prime minister. A corrected version of the story ... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 08:28:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070676-correction-japan-sex-slaves-story.html 2013-06-01T08:28:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2120982-nkorean-farmers-planting-rice-with-profits-mind.html HAMHUNG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean farmers knee deep in muddy paddies across the country have a new incentive during this year's crucial rice planting season: possible bonuses that are part of an economic shift echoing ally China's steps three decades ago toward embracing capitalism. Details about the changes are emerging nearly two months after the... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:13:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2120982-nkorean-farmers-planting-rice-with-profits-mind.html 2013-06-01T02:13:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2117776-activists-criticize-reported-nkorean-repatriation.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Human rights groups have demanded that North Korea guarantee the safety of nine of its citizens who reportedly fled to Laos, only to be apprehended and sent back home. Seven males and two females were flown home Tuesday via China despite a request from South Korea that Beijing not repatriate them, the Chosun Ilbo daily newspaper ... Fri, 31 May 2013 04:44:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2117776-activists-criticize-reported-nkorean-repatriation.html 2013-05-31T04:44:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2118202-skorea-fosters-startups-seeks-economic-shift.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kwon Sunbeom's future was mapped out. Talented in math and science, he attended a specialized high school and majored in electronic engineering at a prestigious university. Lifetime employment at one of South Korea's towering conglomerates beckoned. Instead, while his peers were seeking jobs at Samsung and LG, he scaled back his ... Thu, 30 May 2013 09:59:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2118202-skorea-fosters-startups-seeks-economic-shift.html 2013-05-30T09:59:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2118034-ap-photos-seoul-music-rivals-soul-latins.html LIMA, Peru (AP) — Teenagers throughout Latin America have long looked north for pop music inspiration. Now the East is rising, with a large and enthusiastic cult of fans in some countries following the K-pop music from Korea. It's a movement especially strong in Peru and Chile, and it goes far beyond Psy and "Gangnam Style." Some 13,000 fans attended an A... Thu, 30 May 2013 07:08:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2118034-ap-photos-seoul-music-rivals-soul-latins.html 2013-05-30T07:08:09Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2113536-skorea-idles-2-nuke-plants-cable-tests-faked.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has idled two nuclear power plants after finding that test results for crucial control cables were falsified in a new blow to an industry mired in a graft scandal and safety lapses. South Korea's trade and energy ministry said Tuesday a company contracted to conduct tests fabricated the results for cables that failed ... Wed, 29 May 2013 02:49:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2113536-skorea-idles-2-nuke-plants-cable-tests-faked.html 2013-05-29T02:49:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2113962-anguish-japans-sex-slave-legacy-unsettled.html OSAKA, Japan (AP) — More than 70 years ago, at age 14, Kim Bok-dong was ordered to work by Korea's Japanese occupiers. She was told she was going to a military uniform factory, but ended up at a Japanese military-linked brothel in southern China. She had to take an average of 15 soldiers per day during the week, and dozens over the weekend. At the end of ... Wed, 29 May 2013 00:49:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2113962-anguish-japans-sex-slave-legacy-unsettled.html 2013-05-29T00:49:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107450-nkorean-envoy-delivers-letter-to-chinas-president.html BEIJING (AP) — A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae's three-day visit w... Sat, 25 May 2013 02:16:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107450-nkorean-envoy-delivers-letter-to-chinas-president.html 2013-05-25T02:16:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107324-police-suicidal-jumpers-fall-kills-skorean-girl.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police say a suicidal man jumping to his death killed a 5-year-old girl by falling on her as she walked with her parents outside the apartment building. A police official said the 39-year-old man died immediately after he jumped Wednesday from the 11th floor of the building in the southeastern port city of Busan. The... Fri, 24 May 2013 06:27:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107324-police-suicidal-jumpers-fall-kills-skorean-girl.html 2013-05-24T06:27:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102488-north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most important ally and a sign that he may be giving diplomacy a chance. The trip by Vice Marshal Choe Ryong H... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102488-north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china.html 2013-05-22T16:24:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101656-north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official and a vice marshal tasked with supervising the North Korean military, departed on a chartered Air Koryo fligh... Wed, 22 May 2013 05:53:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101656-north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china.html 2013-05-22T05:53:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097446-seoul-day-3-nkorea-tests-short-range-weapon.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were investigating exactly what it was that the North was testing. North Korea regularly conducts short-range mi... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:28:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097446-seoul-day-3-nkorea-tests-short-range-weapon.html 2013-05-20T16:28:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095912-skorea-analyzing-nkoreas-4-projectile-launches.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said Monday. North Korea fired what Seoul officials called a short-range projectile Sunday, a day after conducting three similar launc... Mon, 20 May 2013 03:18:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095912-skorea-analyzing-nkoreas-4-projectile-launches.html 2013-05-20T03:18:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094780-skorea-nkorea-fires-3-short-range-missiles.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. The North fired two missiles Saturday morning and another in the afternoon, South Ko... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:38:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094780-skorea-nkorea-fires-3-short-range-missiles.html 2013-05-18T18:38:30Z