The Korea Herald

Rival parties at odds over Assembly session

Feb 7, 2011

Pro-Lee Myung-bak faction pushes for discussion of constitutional revision Rival parties are at odds over holding an extraordinary National Assembly session this month and a meeting between Presiden...
Seoul will be flexible with new emissions trading scheme: Lee

Feb 7, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that his government will introduce a carbon emissions trading system in a flexible way, taking impact on businesses into account. “The government is planning to i...
Pirate admits carrying gun

Feb 6, 2011

Police to announce probe results today A Somali pirate, suspected of shooting the captain of a Korean freighter during a naval rescue operation last month, has admitted that he was carrying a firear...
‘N.K. has ulterior motives for offering talks’

Feb 6, 2011

Seoul remains firm that Pyongyang should first show ‘sincerity’ Through its continuing overtures for talks with the South, North Korea apparently seeks to be seen taking the initiative to enhance in...
Myanmar picks junta insider as president

Feb 4, 2011

YANGON (AFP) -- Myanmar named a key retired general as President on Friday, an official said, as the military hierarchy retained its stranglehold on power in the country's new political system. Thei...
Captain Seok put back on respirator

Feb 4, 2011

The injured South Korean captain shot by Somali pirates last month was put back on a respirator early on Friday with signs of pneumonia complications, hospital officials said, one day after regaining...
U.S.-Egypt discuss Mubarak quitting

Feb 4, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- The Obama administration is in talks with top Egyptian officials about the possible immediate resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and the formation of an interim governmen...
Crew of hijacked ship arrives i n S.Korea

Feb 2, 2011

BUSAN (Yonhap News) – South Korean crew members of a ship hijacked by Somali pirates last month returned home Wednesday, 13 days after being rescued by the Navy. The seven crew members, including th...
Lee says summit with N.K. leader possible but calls for change

Feb 1, 2011

President suggests constitutional revision to meet needs of digital era President Lee Myung-bak reiterated during a televised talk show Tuesday that an inter-Korean summit would be possible if Pyong...
Two Koreas agree on Feb. 8 military talks

Feb 1, 2011

The two Koreas have agreed to hold working-level military talks at the South-controlled Peace House in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjeom on Feb. 8, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday. ...
Ex-official named Lee’s top aide for economic affairs

Feb 1, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday named former chief of Statistics Korea Kim Dae-ki as his new top aide for economic affairs. Kim will succeed Choi Joong-kyung, who was appointed minister of knowle...
Rescued captain remains unconscious

Feb 1, 2011

The captain of a rescued South Korean freight vessel is expected to spend the Lunar New Year holidays lying unconscious in a hospital bed, as his medical team said Tuesday he remains in a critical co...
Foreign minister may add Libya to Mideast trip

Feb 1, 2011

South Korea’s foreign minister will meet his counterparts in the United Arab Emirates and Algeria next week, during which he is also seeking to visit Libya to patch up a months-long diplomatic row, t...
Shin vows to tackle unemployment among young attorneys

Feb 1, 2011

Shin Young-moo, a 65-year-old veteran lawyer whose election as chairperson of the Korean Bar Association was virtually predetermined, has vowed to tackle the unemployment issue facing new attorneys. ...
Lee says inter-Korean summit still possible

Feb 1, 2011

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Tuesday that North Korea has a "good opportunity" to break its diplomatic isolation through inter-Korean talks and the six-party negotiations on its nuclear ...