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Clinton urges Japan, S.Korea to 'lower temperature'Foreign affairsSept 9, 2012VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday urged US allies South Korea and Japan to "lower the temperature" in a simmering territorial row. Clinton said she raised the ten...
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Tanker-bus crash inferno kills 36 in ChinaWorld NewsAug 26, 2012At least 36 people died in a fiery collision between a methanol tanker and a double-decker sleeper bus on Sunday in China's worst traffic accident in more than a year. Both vehicles caught fire and ...
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Woman in wedding dress drownsWorld NewsAug 26, 2012A 30-year-old Canadian woman died after she fell into a river near Montreal while posing for wedding photos, officials said. The woman, whose name was not reported, was standing in six to 12 inches ...
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Korean tourists fuel demand for dog meat in CambodiaAug 26, 2012Riding a motorcycle with a cage, Pov Nat scours rural areas for dogs. He pays between 30,000 ($7.38) and 80,000 riel a head and sells the animals to a butcher in Siem Reap. The 21-year-old native of...
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Kim Jong-un warns against S. Korea-U.S. military drillNorth KoreaAug 26, 2012Kim says, "There is a limit to our patience," adding he has "finally signed" an order of "battle to an all-out counter-offensive." North Korea's leader once again warned of "the all-out battle" agai... -
Moon wins landslide victory in 1st regional primary of main opposition partyPoliticsAug 26, 2012Moon Jae-in, a lawyer-turned liberal politician, won the first regional primary of the Democratic United Party (DUP) Saturday, confirming his front-runner status as the main opposition party's presid...
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Han Soon-chul wins silver in men's lightweight boxingOlympic GamesAug 12, 2012South Korean boxer Han Soon-chul took silver in men's lightweight boxing Sunday, the final day of the London Olympics, for the country's last medal here. Han was overwhelmed by the top-seeded Vasyl ... -
S. Korean killed in Swiss Alps climbing accidentSocial affairsAug 12, 2012A South Korean man died in a fatal climbing accident in the Swiss Alps, Seoul's foreign ministry said Sunday. The 44-year-old, identified only by his surname Jeong, fell to his death at 10:45 p.m. o...
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S. Korea misses handball bronze after double OT loss to SpainOlympic GamesAug 12, 2012South Korea lost to Spain 31-29 in double overtime in the women's handball bronze medal match Saturday at the London Olympics. (Yonhap News) Elisabeth Pinedo Saenz and Jessica Alonso Bernardo score... -
Footballer misses medal ceremony as officials investigate political actOlympic GamesAug 12, 2012A South Korean football player missed the ceremony to pick up his bronze medal Saturday, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) instructed South Korea to keep him away for his political act ... -
Son Yeon-jae finishes fifth in rhythmic gymnasticsOlympic GamesAug 12, 2012Held back by a mediocre routine, South Korean Son Yeon-jae finished shy of the country's first rhythmic gymnastics medal Saturday. Son finished fifth in the individual all-around final at Wembley Ar... -
Gymnast wins dreamy gold; rifle shooter comes from behind for silverOlympic GamesAug 7, 2012South Korean gymnast Yang Hak-seon had a dream this week that he went home empty-handed from the London Olympics. He didn't remember where he'd finished in the dream, but when he was back home, none ... -
Kim Jong-hyun wins silver in men's 50-meter rifle 3 positionsOlympic GamesAug 6, 2012South Korean Kim Jong-hyun won the silver medal in the men's 50-meter rifle 3 positions event Monday at the London Olympics. Kim fired 1,272.5 points total for his first Olympic medal. He shot 1,171... -
Eland tapped as prime bidder for Ssangyong E&CIndustryAug 3, 2012Eland Group, a South Korean operator of outlet malls, has been picked as the preferred bidder for the purchase of local builder Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co., the state-run debt clearer sa...
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Ki Bo-bae wins gold in women’s archeryOlympic GamesAug 2, 2012Ki Bo-bae won the gold in women's individual archery Thursday at the London Olympics. Ki beat Aida Roman of Mexico in the final. South Korea has now won seven of the past eight Olympic gold medals i...
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