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Senior diplomat suspected of smuggling ivory from Africa

Foreign affairsMay 2, 2011

A South Korean diplomat has been caught allegedly attempting to smuggle expensive elephant tusks into the country upon his return from a post in Africa, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. Some 16 pie...
New labor group to shake up unions

Social affairsMay 1, 2011

For decades, labor movements in Korea were orchestrated by two umbrella groups, whose views often led to politicized activities rather than efforts for actual labor rights. Feeling the need for a ne...
Seoul under fire over East Sea name policy

Foreign affairsMay 1, 2011

South Korea’s recent offer to simultaneously use the “East Sea” and the “Sea of Japan” to name the waters between the peninsula and Japan is drawing criticism from people here, who fear the decision ...
Resumption of N.K. peace talks imminent: analysts

Foreign affairsApr 27, 2011

Experts say China moving from stance that inter-Korean talks should precede multilateral discussion Negotiations among regional powers over denuclearizing North Korea are likely to reopen at an earl...
China, S. Korea together on how to resume 6-way talks: official

Foreign affairsApr 26, 2011

Carter arrives in Pyongyang for possible talks with N.K. leader China and South Korea have managed to bridge their once divided views over how to revive the stalled peace dialogue with North Korea, ...
EU prohibits N. Korea’s aged planes for six years

Foreign affairsApr 26, 2011

Antiquated North Korean airliners have been banned from operating in European countries for six years in a row as part of the European Union’s prohibition on 21 states that have failed to meet its sa...
Seoul, Beijing discuss resumption of six-way talks

Foreign affairsApr 26, 2011

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is welcomed by North Koreans as he arrives in Pyongyang on Tuesday morning. Carter is accompanied by former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, former President of ...
Regional powers escalate N.K. nuke discussions

Foreign affairsApr 25, 2011

A flurry of diplomatic events will take place on the Korean Peninsula this week, as regional powers are gathering efforts to lure the unpredictable North Korea back to the stalled multinational nucle...
China’s chief nuclear envoy to visit Seoul next week

Foreign affairsApr 22, 2011

Chief nuclear envoys of China and South Korea will meet in Seoul next week, to discuss the possibility of resuming peace talks with North Korea possibly through an inter-Korean nuclear dialogue, the ...
[April 27 By-elections] ‘Roh factor’ runs high in Gimhae race

PoliticsApr 22, 2011

Opposition candidate leading by small margin in ex-president’s birth place This is the third and last of a three-part series on the April 27 by-election campaigns in three major electoral districts,...
S. Korean container likely hijacked by Somali pirates: ministry

Foreign affairsApr 21, 2011

Cargo ship presumed hijacked; Korean destroyer arrives at scene A South Korean container vessel carrying 20 people is very likely to have been hijacked by pirates as it was traveling some 460 miles ...
Vietnam to open official Korean language institute

Foreign affairsApr 21, 2011

The Vietnam government will open this week a Korean language research institute ― the country’s first state-backed institute for a foreign language ― as part of its efforts to expand cultural exchang...
S. Korean man guilty of retweeting N.K. messages

PoliticsApr 20, 2011

A South Korean man received a suspended jail term Tuesday for retweeting messages from North Korea’s official website in the first such case since the communist state launched a cyber propaganda camp...
Regional powers wary of N.K. militancy

North KoreaApr 20, 2011

Seoul’s intelligence chief says Pyongyang could conduct nuke test any time North Korea could conduct another atomic test “whenever it wants,” South Korea’s spy chief said this week, adding to securi...
S. Korea, U.S. inch toward N.K. talks

Foreign affairsApr 19, 2011

Allies united as they soften stance over past military provocations by Pyongyang Facing the increasing need to deal with North Korea’s ongoing nuclear ambitions, South Korea and the U.S. appear to b...