http://www.mail.com/organizations/1324246-south-korea-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1324246-south-korea-government.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763102-nkorea-policy-seoul-to-soften-despite-rocket.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It is not too early to predict one sure winner of South Korea's presidential election next week: North Korea. President Lee Myung-bak's hardline approach to Pyongyang is going away, no matter who replaces him. The question is: Just how soft will Seoul go? Not even Pyongyang's successful launch of a long-range rocket Wednesday has... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763102-nkorea-policy-seoul-to-soften-despite-rocket.html 2012-12-13T04:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760798-north-koreas-missile-arsenal.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's missile program is a point of national pride, with state TV regularly broadcasting past liftoffs set to rousing military anthems. But Pyongyang provides precious few details about its program's inner workings, leaving outside analysts to squeeze details from satellite photos and comparisons with other countries' missiles. Here's a look... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760798-north-koreas-missile-arsenal.html 2012-12-12T11:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1757144-nkorea-extends-window-readies-rocket-launch.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is pressing ahead with preparation for a long-range rocket launch after extending its liftoff window by another week until Dec. 29 because of technical problems. It's North Korea's second attempt this year, and the fifth since 1998, to launch a rocket that the United Nations, Washington, Seoul and others call a cover ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1757144-nkorea-extends-window-readies-rocket-launch.html 2012-12-10T23:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755220-nkorea-extending-rocket-launch-period-to-dec-29.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday extended the launch period for a controversial long-range rocket by another week until Dec. 29, citing technical problems. An unidentified spokesman for the North's Korean Committee of Space Technology told state media that scientists found a "technical deficiency in the first-stage control engine module of ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755220-nkorea-extending-rocket-launch-period-to-dec-29.html 2012-12-10T12:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1750138-sign-imminent-rocket-launch-north-korea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea held off launching a long-range rocket Monday, the first day of a 13-day window during a frigid, snowy stretch of winter weather, a day after announcing it may delay the controversial liftoff. Pyongyang had made a surprise announcement earlier this month that it would launch a rocket mounted with a satellite one morni... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1750138-sign-imminent-rocket-launch-north-korea.html 2012-12-10T04:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755166-skoreas-porn-fight-like-shoveling-blizzard.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — 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. "I feel like I'm cleaning up dirty things," the devout Christian and family counselor said. Moon is among the most successful members of the "N... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755166-skoreas-porn-fight-like-shoveling-blizzard.html 2012-12-10T04:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736098-north-korea-gears-up-to-launch-long-range-rocket.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile and nuclear programs. The North's announcement Saturday that it would launch the rocket between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22 came as President Barack Obama prepares for his second term and a... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 10:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736098-north-korea-gears-up-to-launch-long-range-rocket.html 2012-12-02T10:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730638-sources-north-korea-replaces-defense-minister.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has replaced its defense minister with a hardline military commander believed responsible for deadly attacks on South Korea in 2010, diplomats in Pyongyang said Thursday. It is the latest in a series of high-profile appointments leader Kim Jong Un has made since he took power nearly a year ago. Diplomats in Pyongyang ... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730638-sources-north-korea-replaces-defense-minister.html 2012-11-29T09:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1727890-wired-skorea-to-stem-digital-addiction-age-3.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — 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 wakes up, picks up her glasses and scrolls through tens of unread messages from friends, shaking off drowsiness. Throughout the day, the gadget is in her hands whether she is in sc... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1727890-wired-skorea-to-stem-digital-addiction-age-3.html 2012-11-28T08:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1725122-skorea-us-socialite-to-lose-honorary-consul-title.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will revoke an honorary title given to an American socialite tied to a scandal involving former CIA director David Petraeus, officials said Tuesday. Jill Kelley, the Tampa, Florida, socialite, misused her title as South Korean honorary consul by raising it in unspecified personal business dealings, a Foreign Ministry ... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1725122-skorea-us-socialite-to-lose-honorary-consul-title.html 2012-11-27T01:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1673130-s-korean-candidate-late-dictator-dads-shadow.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — 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 struggle for democracy. A protester threw himself at her feet. "How dare you come here?" the man shouted, sitting between Park and a statue of activist Chun Tae-il. Chun's 1970 labor p... Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1673130-s-korean-candidate-late-dictator-dads-shadow.html 2012-11-02T07:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1659948-analysis-asia-big-focus-us-president.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Changes could be in store for U.S.-Asian relations, but that has little to do with the presidential race. Lost in the backbiting between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney over Beijing is their general agreement on how to approach Asia, a region in flux. The winner of the Nov. 6 election will need to figure out how to keep... Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1659948-analysis-asia-big-focus-us-president.html 2012-10-27T13:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1646246-south-korean-activists-float-leaflets-nkorea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean activists floated balloons carrying tens of thousands of anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea, eluding police who had disrupted an earlier launch attempt due to threats from North Korea. North Korea's military warned last week that it would strike if the South Korean activists carried through with their plan, and... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1646246-south-korean-activists-float-leaflets-nkorea.html 2012-10-22T22:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1607118-south-korean-software-mogul-hopes-presidency.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As a bookish entrepreneur who made his fortune in software before turning to philanthropy, Ahn Cheol-soo has been called South Korea's Bill Gates. Now he's looking for a new title: Mr. President. The political novice announced his candidacy last month, shaking up a campaign dominated by South Korea's two major political parties w... Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1607118-south-korean-software-mogul-hopes-presidency.html 2012-10-04T07:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1600660-north-korea-spark-set-nuclear-war.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A North Korean minister lashed out at the United States on Monday, warning that its "hostile" policy has left the Korean peninsula a spark away from a nuclear war. Addressing the final session of the U.N. General Assembly's annual high-level meeting, Vice Foreign Minister Pak Kil Yon said the Koreas have become "the world's most dang... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 01:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1600660-north-korea-spark-set-nuclear-war.html 2012-10-02T01:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1594794-us-seeks-calm-asian-disputes-wont-mediate.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday pressed U.S. allies Japan and South Korea to continue their cooperation on North Korea and other key issues despite a dispute over a contested islet. The administration also urged Tokyo and Beijing to make serious diplomatic efforts on an even sharper dispute over maritime borders. Meeting with the Japane... Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1594794-us-seeks-calm-asian-disputes-wont-mediate.html 2012-09-28T21:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1591568-skorea-japan-educate-people-colonial.html NEW YORK (AP) — South Korea's foreign minister said Thursday that Japan's wartime past will overshadow relations between the two staunch U.S. allies until Japan educates its people about crimes committed during colonial rule. In an interview with The Associated Press on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said: "We a... Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1591568-skorea-japan-educate-people-colonial.html 2012-09-27T23:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1571810-nationalism-rise-under-japans-govt.html TOKYO (AP) — One is a former prime minister known for his nationalistic views. A second is a hawkish former defense chief. And a third is the son of Tokyo's outspoken governor whose proposal to buy and develop a cluster of uninhabited islands claimed by both China and Japan has set off a territorial furor between the two countries. A look at the top candi... Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1571810-nationalism-rise-under-japans-govt.html 2012-09-19T06:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1562522-skorea-regains-embassy-us-snipes-japan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A grand, aging, red-brick house in Washington concealed by a pair of towering magnolia trees has become an unlikely setting for South Korea's festering grievances against Japan and a reminder of an old rift between the two staunch U.S. allies. More than a century ago, the building housed the first Korean diplomatic mission in the U.S. Bu... Fri, 14 Sep 2012 06:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1562522-skorea-regains-embassy-us-snipes-japan.html 2012-09-14T06:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1550364-clinton-urges-feuding-asian-neighbors-to-cool.html VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Asian countries embroiled in simmering territorial disputes to work together to ease rather than raise tensions. Recent flare-ups between Japan and China, China and many of its other neighbors, and Japan and South Korea have soured ties, prompting some leaders not to schedule ... Sun, 09 Sep 2012 06:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1550364-clinton-urges-feuding-asian-neighbors-to-cool.html 2012-09-09T06:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1516184-china-tough-tokyo-reins-activism.html BEIJING (AP) — Wu Qingjun is no dissident. In fact, this activist's pet issue — China's claim over a set of islands controlled by Japan — aligns him squarely with Beijing's government. But that didn't stop authorities from sending four agents to tail him. As Beijing continues a tense war of words with Tokyo over a set of islands in the East China Sea, it ... Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1516184-china-tough-tokyo-reins-activism.html 2012-08-23T22:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1514898-iran-clings-to-asian-oil-market-sanctions-bite.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When Iran welcomes leaders to a world gathering next week, few will get a grander reception than India's prime minister. As Tehran tries to offset the squeeze from Western oil sanctions, there is no greater priority than courting energy-hungry Asian markets. The planned visit by Manmohan Singh, the first by an Indian pri... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1514898-iran-clings-to-asian-oil-market-sanctions-bite.html 2012-08-22T17:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1504294-skorean-chaebol-boss-sentenced-to-4-years-prison.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The chairman of Hanwha Corp., one of South Korea's largest conglomerates, was sentenced to four years prison and fined 5.1 billion won ($4.5 million) for embezzlement in a ruling that shows a tougher stance against wrongdoing by leaders of the country's mightiest companies. Kim Seung-youn used his influence over Hanwha affiliates... Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1504294-skorean-chaebol-boss-sentenced-to-4-years-prison.html 2012-08-16T09:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1502332-asian-island-dispute-flares-wwii-anniversary.html TOKYO (AP) — Regional tensions flared on the emotional anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender as activists from China and South Korea used Wednesday's occasion to press rival territorial claims, prompting Japanese authorities to arrest 14 people. China's official Xinhua News Agency said the arrests of the 14 people, who included Hong Kong residents... Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1502332-asian-island-dispute-flares-wwii-anniversary.html 2012-08-15T23:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1493264-skorean-leader-visits-islets-draws-japan-protest.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president has made a surprise, election-year visit to islets also claimed by Japan, which quickly reasserted its sovereignty there, recalled its ambassador from Seoul and warned that the trip would worsen the countries' strained relations. President Lee Myung-bak's trip Friday to the tiny, rocky outcroppings between... Sat, 11 Aug 2012 01:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1493264-skorean-leader-visits-islets-draws-japan-protest.html 2012-08-11T01:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1423710-ex-nkorean-star-recalls-ping-pong-diplomacy.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Her eyes well up when Li Pun Hui recalls her role in a historic example of "ping pong diplomacy." In 1991, the North Korean table tennis star paired with her archrival, South Korea's Hyun Jung-hwa, as part of the first "unified Korea" team to march into international competition wearing the blue flag of the Korean Peninsula. ... Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1423710-ex-nkorean-star-recalls-ping-pong-diplomacy.html 2012-07-12T11:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1420696-s-korean-presidents-brother-jailed-bribe-case.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean president's brother was arrested and taken to a detention center Wednesday after a court approved a warrant on bribery allegations, a major embarrassment to the ruling party in a presidential election year. The Seoul Central District Court issued the arrest warrant for Lee Sang-deuk, the elder brother of Presiden... Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1420696-s-korean-presidents-brother-jailed-bribe-case.html 2012-07-11T00:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1409682-south-korean-detained-unapproved-trip-to-north.html PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) — As North Koreans cheered and waved white "unified Korea" flags, a South Korean activist was detained as soon as he set foot on home soil Thursday, resisting police in a stunt of defiance after an unapproved, three-month stay in the North. Turning around to face crowds of cheering North Koreans before stepping over the line, No Su-h... Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1409682-south-korean-detained-unapproved-trip-to-north.html 2012-07-06T02:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1409132-skorean-leaders-brother-ensnared-bribery-probe.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — 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 industry. Lee Sang-deuk, 76, was summoned for questioning earlier this week amid allegations that he took bribes from two bankers in exchange for his influence in investigations against th... Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1409132-skorean-leaders-brother-ensnared-bribery-probe.html 2012-07-05T12:05:00Z