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Timeline of Samho Jewelry hijacking, rescue

Jan 21, 2011

Jan. 15: Chemical freighter Samho Jewelry carrying 21 crewmembers including eight Koreans was captured by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea between Oman and India. Jan. 16: South Korea's Cheonghae U...
Somali parliament blocks piracy bill

Jan 21, 2011

Portuguese soldiers arrest Somali pirates in 2009. (Yonhap News) MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somali lawmakers on Tuesday blocked a bill criminalising piracy which was proposed by the justice minister to pave ...
Lee praises Korean troops for 'perfect' raid on Somali pirates

Jan 21, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak expressed appreciation for the successful rescue operation by the country's navy for a South Korean chemical freighter and its 21 sailors seized by Somali pirates and reaffirm...
U.S. welcomes Koreas' agreement to resume talks

Jan 21, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The United States Thursday welcomed North Korea's proposal for high-level inter-Korean military dialogue to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula after the North's shelling of ...
Seoul to up pressure on N.K. nuke program

Jan 20, 2011

Evaluating the outcome of the U.S.-China summit as positive, South Korea repeated on Thursday that the resumption of any kind of dialogue with North Korea “depended fully” upon the nuclear-armed stat...
Seoul fraught by Somali pirates’ ship hijackings

Jan 20, 2011

The Seoul government appears to be agonizing over how to deal with Somali pirates, after a South Korean cargo vessel carrying 21 crewmembers was seized last Saturday. The 11,500-ton Samho Jewelry fr...
Ex-lecturer aims to lead change in civil service

Jan 20, 2011

Being the first in something always draws attention. Such was the case for Yoon Eun-key, who became the first non-bureaucrat to take the helm of the Central Officials Training Institute eight months...
S. Korea positive on outcome of U.S.-China summit

Jan 20, 2011

South Korea appreciates the outcome of the U.S.-China summit, an official said Thursday, after the high-stakes meeting called for inter-Korean dialogue as an "essential step" in reducing tensions and...
Obama, Hu call on N. K. to stop provocations

Jan 20, 2011

WASHINGTON -- The United States and China Wednesday called on North Korea to stop provocations and abide by its denuclearization pledge. U.S. President Obama (right) and Chinese President Hu Jintao ...
Seoul in talks with U.S. on longer missile range

Jan 19, 2011

South Korea has recently begun consultations with the U.S. over whether to revise their long-standing missile agreement and allow Seoul to develop longer-range ballistic missiles in order to better s...
GNP lawmakers seek to restrict speaker’s role

Jan 19, 2011

A group of reformist lawmakers in the ruling Grand National Party on Wednesday submitted a revision bill to curb the National Assembly speaker’s authority in calling for a vote on bills at his own di...
Obama, Hu summit draws attention in Seoul

Jan 19, 2011

With the U.S. and China expected to try resolving their once complicated relations by emphasizing common goals at their summit this week, South Korea is preparing for any changes which may occur in t...
Obama, Hu to discuss N. Korea, Iran, yuan and human rights

Jan 19, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The White House said Tuesday North Korea will be among the major topics at the crucial Sino-U.S. summit here Wednesday. Also high on the agenda are Iran's nuclear ambitions, th...
Minister-nominee rejects allegations

Jan 18, 2011

Choi Joong-kyung pledges to stabilize commodity prices, create jobs While defending himself against ethical suspicions at a parliamentary hearing Tuesday, President Lee Myung-bak’s economy minister-...
Prosecutors: Berlusconi had many prostitutes

Jan 18, 2011

ROME _ Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi had sex with a significant number of prostitutes, Milan prosecutors alleged Monday in documents seeking authorization to search some of his properties. The p...