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South Koreans, mourning Cheonan sinking, eye North with suspicion
South Koreans ended five days of mourning with a funeral for the 46 sailors killed in the still-unexplained Cheonan sinking last month. Many Koreans are struggling with how to respond if North Korea is found to have played a role in the attack on the naval vessel.
04/29/2010 11:43 am -
Global News Blog North Korea seizes South-owned resort as warship tensions grow
North Korea has seized five hotels owned by South Korea in a jointly operated resort. The move comes as the South weighs its response to the Cheonan warship sinking.
04/23/2010 01:28 pm -
South Korea’s Lee vows answers on Cheonan Navy ship sinking
South Korea’s President Lee Myung-bak pledged Monday to determine the cause of the Cheonan Navy ship sinking, amid concern that North Korea was involved. International investigators have begun inspecting the stern, which was raised last week.
04/19/2010 09:32 am -
Why South Korea hesitant to blame North Korea in Cheonan ship sinking
South Korean investigators cited an 'external explosion' in the sinking of the Cheonan three weeks ago. The government is moving cautiously toward blaming North Korea, though it appears keen to avoid an escalating crisis.
04/16/2010 12:11 pm -
South Korea raises sunken warship amid questions about retaliation
The South Korea raised the sunken warship Cheonan Thursday. Across South Korea, the view is growing that North Korea is responsible for a blast that killed 46 sailors.
04/15/2010 12:47 pm -
South Korea's Lee calls for patience in Cheonan ship sinking investigation
South Korea President Lee called for patience and accuracy in the investigation into the Cheonan ship sinking investigation, days after his defense minister said a torpedo likely caused the warship to sink.
04/05/2010 11:45 am -
Impatience deepens in South Korea over Cheonan ship sinking
Speculation has continued to rage in South Korea as weather has delayed recovery of 46 sailors still missing in the Cheonan ship sinking. South Korean minesweeping vessels arrived at the site on Sunday evening.
04/01/2010 11:48 am -
South Korea pushes to recycle nuclear power plant fuel
As a growing nuclear power plant builder and exporter, South Korea wants to reprocess nuclear fuel. That's counter to a US deal.
03/25/2010 07:00 pm -
Korean markets slow as Olympics 'queen' Kim Yuna spins to gold
As Olympics 'golden queen' Kim Yuna won gold for herself and unalloyed joy for Koreans, financial markets slowed and Kim's own webpage crashed from too many viewers.
02/26/2010 08:59 am -
North Korea edges toward new nuclear talks
UN undersecretary-general Lynn Pascoe said today that North Korea is 'not eager to return to six-party talks,' but others say Kim Jong-il appears ready for renewed dialogue.
02/12/2010 11:05 am -
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Figure skating
Though figure skating will have some hot competition from Canadian favorites hockey and curling at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, the perennial crowd-pleaser is sure to wow fans – especially South Koreans, who could win their first medal.
02/08/2010 04:12 pm -
For Republic Day, India invites ... South Korea?
For its 61st Republic Day Tuesday, India chose as its foreign honoree the president of South Korea – a nod to his country's role in building badly needed infrastructure and to India’s growing trade within Asia.
01/26/2010 08:52 am -
South Korea court rules for teachers' union in free speech case
South Korea court said that four leaders of a teachers' union who faced dismissal were not supporting or opposing a political group. The ruling touches on the sensitive issue of whether teachers and civil servants should be politically neutral.
01/20/2010 12:08 pm -
What's behind North Korea's new 'peace offensive'?
While North Korea's New Year’s reconciliation message may be a sign of its willingness to return to six-party talks, it bears no clue as to whether the North would give up its nuclear program before attaining a number of other goals.
01/03/2010 12:48 pm -
North Korea: Will winter shortages intensify rights abuses?
North Korea rights advocates in South Korea turned to international courts for aid in challenging abuses. They are trying to keep the issue in the public eye as a tough winter and a drastic currency revaluation raise the prospect of more crackdowns.
12/11/2009 08:11 am -
On last stop of Asia tour, Obama targets Iran, North Korea
Obama addressed Iran and North Korea nuclear programs at Osan Air Base in South Korea. Obama also discussed free trade agreement with S. Korea President Lee.
11/19/2009 12:00 am -
Obama in Korea: warmer welcome than in China, Japan?
Obama is expected to receive a warm welcome in South Korea, where top issues on agenda are North Korea talks and a free trade agreement.
11/18/2009 12:00 am -
Terrorism & Security North Korean, South Korean navies trade fire on disputed border
A South Korean ship fired on a North Korean vessel after it says the North's ship crossed into the South's waters. The exchange ratchets up tensions before US President Obama's Asia visit, scheduled for mid-November.
11/10/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog North Korea warns US: negotiate or else
North Korea is ratcheting up pressure for its longtime goal of bilateral talks with the US.
11/02/2009 12:00 am -
South Korea invests big in green industry – or does it?
Some 80 percent of its $38 billion economic stimulus package is for clean technology. But environmentalists say half the money is 'greenwash.'
10/30/2009 01:00 am -
What do South Korean women really want?
Seoul, South Korea, is touting its 'new paradigm' for a women-friendly city that improves life from the workplace to the washroom and makes Seoul the happiest place in the world. Some women are skeptical.
10/27/2009 01:00 am -
Half a century apart, Koreans meet briefly at border reunions
North Korea, in a sign of a thaw, allowed famliies split by the border to visit each other at a North Korean site in September.
10/20/2009 01:00 am -
Clinton says North Korea missile tests won't affect talks
Kim Jong-il's regime also delineated 'no-sail zones' off both its east and west coasts in a bid to show toughness ahead of talks on its nuclear program.
10/12/2009 01:00 am -
How world views Obama Nobel Peace Prize
President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is praised in many countries as a reflection of a "new hope" in world politics, but others worry it came too soon. A global roundup of views.
10/09/2009 01:00 am -
North Korea ready for six-party talks – with caveat
North Korea told China's visiting Prime Minister Wen Jiabao it will return to six-party talks it abandoned in April. But first, it wants bilateral talks with the US.
10/06/2009 01:00 am
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