12 February 2012, 2:16 am
Yahoo!7 NewsS.Koreans released in Egypt to continue pilgrimageYahoo!7 NewsSEOUL (AFP) - Three South Koreans released by armed Bedouin in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula after a day-long seizure said they were unharmed and would continue a religious trip, according to a report. The three South Koreans, t... Read More »
12 February 2012, 1:08 am
South Korean baseball teams train in Arizona for first timeTucson CitizenCompared with the media flock that annually migrate with each Cactus League team, the South Korean teams' visit was a modest affair. Still, Koreans from Los Angeles, Phoenix and even from Seoul, who had heard of the teams... Read More »
11 February 2012, 8:15 pm
S. Korea's first overseas voting draws little attentionYonhap NewsSEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Less than 6 percent of South Korean residents abroad are expected to register for the country's first overseas vote for the April parliamentary elections, the national election watchdog said Sunday. ... Read More »
10 February 2012, 8:12 am
Seoul officials visit jointly run factory park in North英文中國郵報PAJU, South Korea -- Eight South Korean lawmakers made a high-profile visit Friday to a modern factory park that sits just across the world's most heavily armed border and represents the last major cooperative initiative be... Read More »
10 February 2012, 6:20 am
AFPSKoreans visit jointly run factory park in NKoreaCBS NewsSeoul, which does not allow its citizens to visit the North without approval, has also restricted the number of South Koreans allowed to live and work at the plant since violence in 2010 plunged ties between the Koreas to a low point.S. Kor... Read More »
10 February 2012, 6:06 am
Seoul Cosmo Launches 10.5% Fixed-Rate BondsMarketWatch (press release)10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Seoul Cosmo Holdings Loan Co., Ltd (Seoul Cosmo), South Korea based investment Company, today announced the launch of 6.5% to 10.5% fixed rate bonds on February 10, 2012 Seoul Cosmo's dollar... Read More »
8 February 2012, 2:22 am
Yonhap NewsS. Korea, Saudi Arabia agree to boost defense cooperationYonhap NewsA defense cooperation pact could be signed if and when the Saudi minister visits Seoul, Choe said. If Salman is unable to pay a visit to Seoul, South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin will visit Riyadh for talks, ... Read More »
7 February 2012, 6:33 pm
AFPCIA chief to visit Seoul for N. Korea talks: reportAFPSEOUL — The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency will visit South Korea this weekend to discuss developments in North Korea after the death of its leader Kim Jong-Il, according to a report. David Petraeus will meet security and intelli... Read More »
1 February 2012, 5:01 am
Yonhap NewsS.Korea, Japan want US to detail Iran sanctionsReuters(Updates timing of South Korea visit, paragraph 8) TOKYO/SEOUL Feb 1 (Reuters) - South Korea and Japan will meet US officials in Washington to ask how much oil they can import from Iran under new sanctions that leave the Asian countrie... Read More »
30 January 2012, 3:31 am
USA TODAYNKorea's young leader gets rock star treatment during visits modeled on ...Washington PostSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's young new leader gets rock star treatment when he visits his troops — just as his father did. But while the late Kim Jong Il mostly stayed aloof in dark s... Read More »