Articles tagged with korea
Thu, May 17, 2012
Exclusive: U.N. probes possible North Korea arms trade with Syria, Myanmar
By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. panel of experts that monitors compliance with sanctions on North Korea is ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor: report
By David Chance
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Exclusive: China pushes North Korea to drop nuclear test plan: sources
By Benjamin Kang Lim
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has been quietly and gently pressuring North Korea to scrap plans for a third nuclear test, said ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Korea memorial sculptor entitled to more from postal service
(Reuters) - An 87-year-old sculptor is entitled to more money from the U.S. Postal Service after it made tens of millions of dollars from ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
IAEA says would "not be surprised" by North Korea nuke test
ST GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - The United Nations nuclear chief said on Friday he would not be surprised if North Korea were to carry out ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Clinton says U.S. willing to work with North Korea if it reforms
By Andrew Quinn
BEIJING (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday that the United States was willing to work with North Korea ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
East Asia boosts safety net as euro zone crisis lingers
By Choonsik Yoo and Rie Ishiguro
MANILA (Reuters) - China, Japan and South Korea took steps on Thursday to tie their markets closer and agreed ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Clinton urges China to help on Iran, North Korea
By Andrew Quinn and Ben Blanchard
BEIJING (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China on Thursday to help defuse tension over Iran, North ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
North Korea suspected of jamming flight signals in South
SEOUL (Reuters) - More than 250 flights in and out of South Korea have experienced GPS signal jamming since the weekend, with North Korea high ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Exclusive: U.S., allies urge sanctions for North Korea firms; China resists
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, European Union, South Korea and Japan have submitted a list of about 40 North Korean ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
South Korea delegation to review of US mad-cow safeguards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A South Korean delegation will conduct a week-long review this week of U.S. mad-cow safeguards and will meet with the top ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
U.N. panel prepares to expand North Korea sanctions: envoys
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, South Korea, Japan and European nations have submitted to the U.N. Security Council's ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
South Korea resurrects $5.3 billion Woori stake sale
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's top regulator said Sunday it would receive preliminary bids for a 6 trillion won ($5.28 billion) controlling stake ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
German analysts say new North Korea missiles are fakes
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German analysts who have studied photos of six new North Korean missiles unveiled at a military parade in Pyongyang ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Frenchman Dubuisson leads in Korea as weather hampers scoring
(Reuters) - In-form Frenchman Victor Dubuisson fired a four-under 68 to take the first-round lead at the Ballantine's Championship as swirling winds made scoring ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
U.S. women's team to face old foes North Korea
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States will face old political foes North Korea on the soccer field once again at the London Olympics after the ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Exclusive: North Korea's nuclear test ready "soon"
By Benjamin Kang Lim
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea has almost completed preparations for a third nuclear test, a senior source with close ties to ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Exclusive: China firm boasts about missile-linked North Korea sale: envoys
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Chinese firm that intelligence agencies believe provided North Korea with the body of an off-road transport vehicle ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Chinese President Hu lauds North Korea ties despite tension
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed on Monday to bolster ties with North Korea and backed its young leader, Kim Jong-un, despite an ...
Sun, April 22, 2012
S.Korea central bank report warns of surge in government debt
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's government debt could surge above 100 percent of the country's annual gross domestic product by the year 2030 ...
Sat, April 21, 2012
Chinese firm suspected in missile-linked sale to North Korea: U.S. official
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes a Chinese firm sold North Korea components for a missile transporter showcased in a recent ...
Sat, April 21, 2012
Chinese firm suspected in missile-linked sale to North Korea: U.S. official
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes a Chinese firm sold North Korea components for a missile transporter showcased in a recent ...
Sat, April 21, 2012
China and North Korea hold highest-level talks since rocket
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and North Korea on Saturday held their highest-level talks since Pyongyang staged a rocket launch that drew international censure, and they ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Angry North Korea threatens retaliation, nuclear test expected
By Ju-min Park
SEOUL (Reuters) - A bristling North Korea said on Wednesday it was ready to retaliate in the face of international condemnation over ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
North Korea says no longer bound by nuclear test moratorium
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Tuesday dismissed a rebuke by the U.N. Security Council of its failed long-range rocket launch and said it ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
U.S. looking at "all options" on North Korea as nuclear test looms
SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States is looking at "all options" as it seeks to discourage North Korea from conducting a third nuclear test, a ...
Sun, April 15, 2012
South Korea central bank trims GDP, inflation forecasts
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank on Monday trimmed its forecast for economic growth in Asia's fourth-largest economy this year due to ...
Sat, April 14, 2012
Secure despite rocket fiasco, N.Korea's Kim lauds military
By Maxim Duncan
PYONGYANG (Reuters) - North Korea's new leader delivered his first major public speech on Sunday as the impoverished state celebrated the ...
Sat, April 14, 2012
Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test
By Maxim Duncan and Ju-min Park
PYONGYANG/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said its much hyped long-range rocket launch failed on Friday, in a very ...
Sat, April 14, 2012
U.S. watches for North Korea's next move after rocket crash
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States kept a wary eye on North Korea after the reclusive state's unsuccessful launch of a ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
U.S. watches for North Korea's next move after rocket crash
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States kept a wary eye on North Korea after the reclusive state's unsuccessful launch of a ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
US stops food aid to North Korea after missile launch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not go forward with planned food aid to North Korea, the White House said on Friday, after the ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Russia urges restraint, opposes new N.Korea sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia criticized North Korea for its defiant rocket launch on Friday but said it opposes new sanctions against Pyongyang and joined China ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
U.S. watches for North Korea's next move after rocket crash
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States kept a wary eye on North Korea after the reclusive state's unsuccessful launch of a ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
South Korea conservatives win parliamentary poll, boost for Park
By Ju-min Park
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling conservative party has clung on to a parliamentary majority, losing less seats than forecast and ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
South Korea's conservatives headed for a surprise parliamentary win
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling conservatives were headed for a surprise victory in a parliamentary election on Wednesday, boosting leader ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Defiant North Korea begins injecting fuel into rocket
By Maxim Duncan
PYONGYANG (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea rejected international protests over its planned long-range rocket launch and said on Wednesday that it was ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Clinton warns of "additional provocations" from North Korea
By Paul Eckert
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Tuesday that history points to "additional provocations" from North ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
China, between a rocket and a hard place on North Korea
By Benjamin Kang Lim
BEIJING (Reuters) - A joke circulating among officials in Beijing pretty much underlines the bind China is in over North Korea ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
North Korea says ready to launch rocket, prompts warnings
By Maxim Duncan
PYONGYANG (Reuters) - Isolated and impoverished North Korea said on Tuesday it was ready to go ahead with its proposed long-range rocket ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Russia criticizes North Korea over launch plans
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia criticized North Korea on Tuesday over its plans to launch a rocket, saying the decision showed disregard for U.N. Security ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
U.S., S.Korea would regard N.Korea launch as provocative: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spoke with South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin by telephone on Monday evening to discuss ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
White House warns North Korea over missile launch
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday warned North Korea that its planned long-range missile launch would be a flagrant breach ...
Sun, April 08, 2012
North Korea readies longer range rocket; Japan, South Korea wary
By Max Duncan and Jack Kim
CHOLSAN, North Korea/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has readied a rocket for a launch from a forested valley ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Insight: Why Bank of Korea insiders worry about credibility
By Choonsik Yoo
SEOUL (Reuters) - Unlike most central banks, the Bank of Korea has the pursuit of "harmony" written into its statutes.
But when ...
Sat, March 31, 2012
South Korea March exports fall; U.S. shipments up on FTA
By Choonsik Yoo
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean exports in March fell 1.4 percent from a year ago, missing a consensus forecast for a ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
North Korea test fires short-range missiles: reports
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its west coast on Thursday believed to be part of a test to upgrade capabilities ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
Japan goes off script at nuclear summit to slam North Korea
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan steered off the agenda at a nuclear security summit on Tuesday to hit out at ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
Obama to China: Help rein in North Korea
By Alister Bull and Matt Spetalnick
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama urged China on Sunday to use its influence to rein in ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
North Korea will achieve nothing from rocket launch: Obama
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that North Korea, which has planned a rocket launch for next month, will achieve ...
Sat, March 24, 2012
Korea Q2 mfg business sentiment rebounds: survey
SEOUL (Reuters) - Business sentiment among South Korean manufacturers in the second quarter snapped a nearly two-year-long slide to pick up from the previous three ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Ericsson raises stake in Korea JV
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson
Wed, March 21, 2012
U.S. suspends war remains search over North Korea missile plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has suspended plans to send a team to North Korea to search for U.S. war remains because of ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Obama to visit DMZ, raise pressure on North Korea
By Alister Bull and Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, seeking to increase pressure on North Korea to abandon its atomic weapons, will ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Obama to visit South Korea's border with North: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on South Korea's tense border with the North on Sunday ahead of ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
Defiant North Korea says rocket launch to go ahead
By Sung-won Shim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday rejected criticism of its planned long-range missile launch which threatens to upset its only major ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
South Korea says North's "satellite" launch a U.N. resolution breach
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Friday the launch of a satellite by North Korea in April would be a violation of a U ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
China exerts rare public pressure on North Korea over missile plan
By Jason Subler
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China put rare public pressure on ally North Korea over the reclusive state's plan to launch a long-range ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Samsung files fresh lawsuit against Apple in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it has filed another lawsuit against Apple Inc in South Korea, claiming the iPhone 4S and ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
No policy shift from new North Korea leader despite nuclear deal
By Benjamin Kang Lim and Brian Rhoads
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's willingness to cut a surprise deal with the United States on the ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
U.S., North Korea hope to finalize food deal next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and North Korea will meet in Beijing next week to finalize details of a new U.S. food aid ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
North Korea-U.S. deal revives hopes of nuclear disarmament talks
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea has agreed with the United States to suspend major elements of its atomic weapons program in a ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
U.S. ready to finalize food aid offer to North Korea: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will announce on Wednesday that it is ready to meet with North Korea to finalize the details of a ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
South Korea probes spot-fixing claims
(Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors have gathered testimony regarding allegations of spot-fixing in professional baseball, local media reported Monday.
Prosecutors have widened their investigation into ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
U.S., N.Korea to hold nuclear-related talks next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and North Korean officials will meet in Beijing next week for talks Washington hopes may clarify whether Pyongyang's new ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
U.S., North Korea to hold Beijing talks on February 23
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and North Korean officials will meet in Beijing in 10 days time to discuss nuclear issues, State Department spokeswoman Victoria ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
U.S. OKs trade probes on some imports from South Korea, China
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. trade panel on Friday approved investigations that could lead to steep import duties on more than ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
South Korea's Hyundai Mobis inks $1.1 billion deals with GM, Chrysler
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Mobis <012330.KS> said on Tuesday that had it signed deals worth $1.07 billion to supply automobile parts for ...
Sat, January 21, 2012
South Korea decries U.S. washing machine probe
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea objected strongly on Saturday to a planned U.S. investigation into imports of Korean washing machines which could trigger huge ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
S.Korea's Samsung Total says to build $1.7 billion aromatic plant
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Total Petrochemical Co Ltd said it would invest 2 trillion won ($1.72 billion) to build an aromatics ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
GM sees 2012 market share gains in China, Korea
By Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co
Mon, January 09, 2012
South Korea's Noh targets PGA rookie award
(Reuters) - South Korean hotshot Noh Seung-yul has set his sights on winning a tournament in his first season on the U.S. PGA Tour ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
S. Korea approves Samsung's flash chip plant in China
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Wednesday it had approved a plan by Samsung Electronics Co to build a flash memory chip plant in ...
Sun, January 01, 2012
S. Korea manufacturing shrinks most in 3 years
By Christine Kim and Yoo Choonsik
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's manufacturing sector shrank the most in nearly three years in December as global ...
Sat, December 31, 2011
North Korea calls for "human shields" to protect new leader
By Jack Kim and Sung-won Shim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called on its people to rally behind new leader Kim Jong-un and protect him ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
North Korea says names Kim Jong-un top military commander
By Sung-won Shim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea announced on Saturday it has appointed Kim Jong-un, the anointed successor and youngest son of Kim Jong-il ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Analysis: N.Korea's missile-maker seen in key role in new regime
By Raju Gopalakrishnan
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - During the funeral ceremonies for North Korean leader Kim Jong-il this week, the man in charge of the isolated ...
Thu, December 29, 2011
North Korea's new leaders lash out at South Korea and allies
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sounded a bellicose note in its first communication with the outside world since the death of leader Kim Jong-il, saying ...
Tue, December 27, 2011
North Korea hails nuclear, military feats of Kim Jong-il
By Jack Kim and David Chance
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea lauded the military might built up by deceased leader Kim Jong-il on Thursday, likely ...
Sun, December 25, 2011
Japan urges China to help keep North Korea in check
By Kiyoshi Takenaka
BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan urged China on Monday to shoulder a big role in ensuring North Korea avoids volatility after the death ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
Analysis: What's the plan if North Korea collapses?
By Bill Tarrant and Raju Gopalakrishnan
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea appears to be making an orderly transition after the death of leader Kim Jong-il ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
North Korea's Kim "blocked the howling wind of history"
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il "blocked the howling wind of history" in life and died at a time of abnormally cold weather ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Exclusive: North Korea's military to share power with Kim's heir
By Benjamin Kang Lim
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea will shift to collective rule from a strongman dictatorship after last week's death of Kim ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
U.S. signals North Korea, keeping dialogue open after Kim death
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has signaled to North Korea's new leaders it hopes for progress on the nuclear issue ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
How to reunite Korea without going broke or creating chaos
By Emily Kaiser, Asia economics correspondent
(Reuters) - If the death of Kim Jong-il hastens reunification of North and South Korea, the two long-hostile neighbors ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Analysis: U.S. seeks Korea stability but influence
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Defense Secretary Leon Panetta visited U.S. troops in South Korea in October and told them that they ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
U.S. hopes N.Korea will follow the "path of peace"
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday the United States hopes North Korea will follow the "path of peace ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Clinton says U.S. hopes N.Korea will choose "peace"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday the United States hopes North Korea will follow the "path of peace" following the ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Analysis: N.Korea leadership struggle would bring wider risks
By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - In the short term, international worries over North Korea following the death of Kim Jong-il center ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
U.S. military posture in South Korea unchanged
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military so far has not raised alert levels for its some 28,500 troops in South Korea following the ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Analysis: Kim death complicates Obama's N.Korea nuclear quandary
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il could dim hopes for fresh nuclear disarmament talks with the United ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
North Korea's neighbors on alert, West hopes for opening
By Mark Bendeich
(Reuters) - North Korea's neighbors and its old enemy the United States appealed for stability on Monday after the death of ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
China says confident in North Korea's new leader
By Chris Buckley and Ben Blanchard
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday voiced confidence in the new leader of its impoverished ally North Korea after ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
South Korea's Lee calls for calm after North leader's death
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has called for calm and asked residents of the South to carry on with daily life, a ...
Sun, December 18, 2011
China urges others to help keep North Korea stable
By Raju Gopalakrishnan
SEOUL (Reuters) - China, which may have received advanced notice of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, has moved swiftly ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
U.S. says no nuclear link with North Korea food talks
By Sui-Lee Wee
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korean policy said on Thursday Washington was making no linkage between talks between ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
House votes sanctions on Iran, North Korea, Syria
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would expand sanctions on Iran, cracking down on ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Fed stimulus pledge buoys stocks, Greece talks eyed
By Richard Hubbard
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro held firm against the dollar, while European shares and gold moved higher on Thursday, after the U ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
South Korea's Lee inks deal with Vancouver Whitecaps
(Reuters) - Former Tottenham Hotspur and Borussia Dortmund full back Lee Young-pyo has signed a one-year deal with Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps, local ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
South Korea's net nirvana spawns good, bad and ugly results
By Jonathan Hopfner
SEOUL (Reuters) - On a single, dimly-lit floor in the towering central Seoul headquarters of Korea's National Police Agency, dozens of ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Dow and S&P 500 post best week since Christmas
By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks posted their best week since Christmas, even with a mixed finish on Friday after strong earnings from ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
South Korea ratifies landmark U.S. trade deal
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling conservatives rammed a bitterly contested free trade deal with the United States through parliament on ...
Sun, November 20, 2011
Secretive North Korea opens up to cellphones
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretive North Korea is expected to register the 1 millionth cellphone user on its new 3G network by the ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Obama: North Korea's choice is disarmament or isolation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday North Korea poses a threat to U.S. and South Korean security and it faces a ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Obama, Lee hail trade deal, pressure North Korea
By Matt Spetalnick and Malathi Nayak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday hailed a long-sought trade deal ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Congress OKs Korea, Panama, Colombia trade deals
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress on Wednesday approved long-delayed trade pacts with South Korea, Colombia and Panama that are expected to lift ...
Sat, October 08, 2011
Korea's Busan stakes claim as Asian film hub
By Jonathan Hopfner
BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - With a new name, a new venue and an emphasis on actors and directors from lesser-known parts ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
South Korea's Lee in U.S. to talk trade, North Korea strategy
By Paul Eckert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is in Washington this week for a visit aimed at consummating a hard-fought free ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
U.S. worried by North Korea food crisis, but no aid yet
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it was worried about North Korea's food crisis but that it had ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
McIlroy shares five-way lead at Korea Open
(Reuters) - World number three Rory McIlroy remained in the hunt to win his first title since the U.S. Open triumph in June as ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Snyder Signs Economic Agreement With South Korean Province
LANSING (WKZO) -- Governor Snyder has wrapped up his Asian trade mission with the signing of an economic agreement with a South Korean province. The ...
Sun, September 25, 2011
Toyota mulls shifting Korea-bound Camry output to U.S.: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> is considering shifting production of South Korean-bound Camry autos to the United States from Japan, the Nikkei business daily ...
Sat, September 24, 2011
S.Korea manufacturer Q4 business outlook worsens: survey
(Reuters) - Business sentiment among South Korean manufacturers turned pessimistic for the fourth quarter, falling to the lowest in 2-1/2 years, possibly weighing on ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
N. Korea and U.S. to talk on war remains next month: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea and the United States will resume talks next month on recovering the remains of American troops killed during the 1950-53 ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
North Korea says wants more talks with U.S.
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea wants to hold a second round of dialogue with the United States, possibly next month, as part ...
Sun, September 18, 2011
South Korea sets sights on becoming stem cell powerhouse, again
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's president vowed on Monday a series of regulatory reforms to help regain its place as a ...
Sun, September 18, 2011
South Korea suspends 7 more ailing savings banks
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's financial regulators on Sunday ordered the temporary closure of seven more savings banks as part of its efforts to ...
Sat, September 17, 2011
Analysis: West fears possible Iran-North Korea nuclear links
By Fredrik Dahl
VIENNA (Reuters) - It is one of the West's biggest nuclear proliferation nightmares -- that increasingly isolated Iran and North Korea might ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
South Korea still top world communications economy: U.N.
(Reuters) - South Korea was the world's most advanced Internet and telecommunications economy in 2010, with high levels of access, usage and skills, while ...
Sat, September 10, 2011
No U.S. plane forced down by North Korea jamming: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. defense official denied on Saturday that a military reconnaissance plane was forced to make an emergency landing in March ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
South Korea police probe Samsung Card over data breach
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said they had begun investigating Samsung Card over the alleged leakage of personal information on its customers.
The Seoul ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Regulators raid Google's South Korea office: source
By Diane Bartz and Alexei Oreskovic
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Antitrust officials in South Korea raided Google Inc's Seoul offices on Tuesday, according ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Exclusive: Obama moves to sell Northrop drones to South Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has begun consulting Congress on plans to sell remotely piloted Global Hawk surveillance planes to South Korea, which came ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Analysis: South Korea's reckless consumers edge towards debt
By Yoo Choonsik
SEOUL (Reuters) - If thrift is an Asian virtue, then it is one that South Koreans are notably lacking: each adult has ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
North Korea set to consider nuclear moratorium: Kremlin
By Denis Dyomkin
SOSNOVY BOR, Russia (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il promised on Wednesday to consider suspending nuclear arms tests and production if ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
Medal hopes slim but hosts South Korea excited
By Peter Rutherford
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The South Korean city of Daegu has vowed to make its mark on the global stage with a stunning ...
Sat, August 20, 2011
North Korea's Kim arrives in Russia
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in Russia on Saturday for his first visit in nearly a decade as the isolated ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
North Korea agrees to U.S. talks on recovering GI remains
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it had agreed to talks with the United States on repatriating remains of American ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
U.S. offers North Korea flood aid, but no food yet
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has offered North Korea up to $900,000 in emergency flood assistance but has made no ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
Japan crush South Korea 3-0 - for Matsuda
SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Japan overpowered fierce rivals South Korea 3-0 in an emotionally charged friendly on Wednesday less than a week after former international ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
North Korea artillery lands near South island in disputed waters
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has fired artillery in the direction of a South Korean island on Wednesday in an apparent training exercise, media and ...
Fri, August 05, 2011
Insight - North Korea leans on China to make economic zones work
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hermit North Korea is trying a new pitch to attract foreign investors into one of the world's most ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
North Korean hackers hired to attack South Korea game network
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - More than 30 North Korean hackers were hired to work in China by a South Korean crime ring to ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
South Korea fines Apple $2,855 over location data
SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Inc's South Korean unit has been fined 3 million won ($2,855) by the country's communications regulator after the ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
LivingSocial enters Korea with biggest acquisition
SEOUL (Reuters) - LivingSocial agreed to buy South Korean online daily deal provider TicketMonster in a stock-swap to expand further into the Asian market, the ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Bank of Korea buys gold as dollar, euro lose clout
By Yoo Choonsik and Kim Yeonhee
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea spent more than a billion dollars in its first gold purchase in more than ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
U.S. ends "constructive" talks with North Korea
By Louis Charbonneau
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States ended "constructive" talks with North Korea on Friday and will consult with Seoul and other ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Missile shield will spark nuclear arms race: North Korea
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - If U.S. plans to deploy a missile shield to protect Europe against a possible attack by Iran are realized, it ...
Sun, July 24, 2011
Analysis: U.S and South Korea stand firm against Pyongyang
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - A rare visit by one of North Korea's top diplomats to the United States this week has renewed ...
Fri, July 15, 2011
Obama said ready to move on South Korea trade bill
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will soon send a free trade pact with South Korea to Congress for approval despite Republican ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
North Korea must be stopped from more attacks: Admiral Mullen
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea shows no sign of giving up its pursuit of nuclear weapons and remains a threat to the ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
N.Korea foreign minister, Clinton to attend meet in Bali
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Reclusive North Korea will make a rare appearance on the international stage next week as Foreign Minister Pak Ui-Chun attends a regional ...
Sun, July 10, 2011
Showdown looming on Korea trade without deal soon
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama appears headed toward a fight with Republicans over a long-delayed trade deal with U.S. ally ...
Thu, July 07, 2011
South Korea back in stem cell spotlight with new treatment
By Heejung Jung and Yi Hyun-young
SEONGNAM, South Korea (Reuters) - More than five years after South Korea's scientific reputation was shattered by a ...
Wed, July 06, 2011
Ferraris for smartphones as Korea handset makers battle
SEOUL (Reuters) - Want a Ferrari, a notebook PC or tickets to a Mediterranean cruise? Buy a South Korean smartphone.
These are just a few ...
Wed, July 06, 2011
Gazprom delegation in talks with N.Korea oil ministry: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - A delegation from Russia's Gazprom OAO
Fri, June 24, 2011
U.S., South Korea to keep pressure on Pyongyang
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea on Friday signaled they would not ease pressure on North Korea's government ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
Apple files patent suit against Samsung in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Inc has filed a lawsuit in South Korea, claiming Samsung Electronics Co Ltd infringed upon several patents, a court official said ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
South Korea's Kim gains confidence from Asians' success
By Larry Fine
BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) - South Korea's Kim Kyung-tae patiently shot an impressive two-under-par 69 to join the hunt in Thursday's ...
Mon, June 06, 2011
U.S. to press Japan, South Korea on Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Treasury Department official is set to travel to Japan and South Korea this week to encourage tough implementation of international ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
North Korea hacker threat grows as cyber unit grows: defector
SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretive North Korea is scouring its universities for computer prodigies to send overseas for training as part of a plan to expand ...
Sat, May 28, 2011
North Korea releases American as U.S. envoy visits
By Michael Martina
BEIJING (Reuters) - An American citizen detained in North Korea on unspecified charges for six months has been released, U.S. rights ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Oh Noh! South Korean teenager racks up ugly 11
By Tony Jimenez
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - South Korean teen-ager Noh Seung-yul found the moat in front of the 18th green three times as ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Analysis: S.Korea's smartphone love affair lures foreign suitors
By Jonathan Hopfner
SEOUL (Reuters) - The proliferation of smartphones in South Korea is transforming this former "walled garden" ruled by local players into one ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
North Korea leader's train arrives in Chinese capital
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il's armored train reached Beijing on Wednesday, setting the stage for a summit with ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
U.S. rights envoy makes groundbreaking trip to North Korea
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - Rights envoy Robert King became the first U.S. official to visit secretive North Korea in 17 months on ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
N.Korea's heir apparent in China to boost economic ties: reports
By Chris Buckley and Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - The heir-apparent to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in China on Friday, possibly with ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
N.Korea's first son makes leap by visiting China
By Jack Kim and Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - Reclusive North Korea is preparing for a third generation of Kim family rule, with the young ...
Sun, May 15, 2011
North Korea rejects South charge it was behind bank cyber attack
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday rejected allegations by the rival South that it was behind a cyber attack that paralyzed the computer network ...
Sat, May 14, 2011
North Korea, Iran trade missile technology: U.N.
By Louis Charbonneau
NEW YORK (Reuters) - North Korea and Iran appear to have been regularly exchanging ballistic missile technology in violation of U.N ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
U.S. envoy to visit South Korea May 16-18
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stephen Bosworth, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, will visit South Korea next week to discuss the next steps ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Heart risk factors rising in "Westernizing" Korea
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As Korea has become more "Westernized" since the late-1990s, the number of adults with multiple risk factors for heart disease ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
One in 38 kids in South Korea may have autism: study
By Julie Steenhuysen and Dan-bee Moon
CHICAGO/SEOUL (Reuters) - One out of every 38 children in South Korea may have autism, a surprisingly high ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
U.S. clears roadblocks on Colombia, Korea trade deals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday said it was prepared to begin work with Congress on a bill to implement a free trade ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
North Korea hackers behind attack on S.Korea bank: prosecutors
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean computer hackers were responsible for bringing down the network of a South Korean bank last month, prosecutors in Seoul said ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
China, Japan, South Korea wary of inflation risk: draft
HANOI (Reuters) - Finance ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are mindful of the challenges from inflation, rising commodity prices and the increasing volatility ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
South Korea police probe Google over location data collection
By Hyunjoo Jin
SEOUL (Reuters) - Google Inc's Seoul office was raided on Tuesday on suspicion its mobile advertising unit AdMob had illegally collected ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
More FTA embarrassment for South Korea government
SEOUL (Reuters) - A long-delayed free trade agreement between Washington and Seoul faced more troubles on Thursday after the South Korean cabinet withdrew a bill ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Carter arrives in North Korea on peace-building mission
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and three other former heads of state arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday, hoping ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
Carter says hopes to meet North Korea leader and son
By Ben Blanchard
BEIJING (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter said on Monday he hopes to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son ...
Sun, April 24, 2011
China, S. Korea rebuff Japan on import restrictions after quake
TOKYO (Reuters) - China and South Korea rebuffed on Sunday Japan's calls for more "reasonable" restrictions on imports of food and other products that ...
Sat, April 16, 2011
Obama committed to South Korea trade deal: Clinton
By Matt Spetalnick
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that concluding a long-delayed free trade agreement with South ...
Sat, April 16, 2011
Clinton: South Korea-U.S. trade deal in "home stretch"
By Matt Spetalnick
SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to South Korea Saturday to reassure Seoul about the U.S. commitment to ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
North Korea won't give up nuke capability: General Sharp
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is unlikely to bow to pressure to surrender his nuclear capability because he believes it is vital ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
U.S. citizen detained in North Korea: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen is being held in North Korea and should be released on humanitarian grounds, the State Department said on ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
North Korea won't give up nuke capability: U.S. general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is unlikely to bow to pressure to surrender his nuclear capability because he believes it is vital ...
Sun, April 10, 2011
South Korea watchdog probes Hyundai Capital data breach
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's financial watchdog launched an investigation on Monday into the leak of personal information from South Korea's Hyundai Capital ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Samsung to launch Galaxy S sequel in South Korea in late April
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's No.2 handset manufacturer, plans to roll out a new version of its flagship smartphone ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Little change from revised South Korea car deal: U.S. ITC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto and auto parts exports to South Korea should increase about 54 percent under a proposed free trade deal that ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Democrat urges White House push ahead on Korea deal
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday urged the Obama administration to prod Republicans into action on a free trade ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Carter to visit North Korea, not carrying U.S. message
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter plans to visit North Korea, the State Department said Thursday, but it said he was going in a ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Japan radiation fear sparks South Korea diaper rush
By Ju-min Park
SEOUL (Reuters Life!) - The risk of radiation contamination from Japan's damaged nuclear power stations has sparked food bans across the ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Some Democrats vow to fight Obama on South Korea trade
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats on Wednesday vowed to fight him on a proposed trade ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Korea deal won't pass without Colombia, Panama-Baucus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A free trade deal with South Korea won't pass Congress unless it is somehow bundled with two other trade deals with ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
USTR tells Congress ready to move South Korea trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration signaled on Monday it was ready to begin final talks with Congress enact a free trade deal with South ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
North Korea heir formally invited to China - South Korea spy
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - China has formally invited North Korea's leader-in-waiting to visit, but it was not clear when Kim Jong-un would ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
U.S. says will talk with, aid North Korea on right terms
By Paul Eckert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is ready to talk to North Korea and resume humanitarian aid to the isolated state under ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
South Korea, U.S. brush off North threat, begin big drills
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean and U.S. forces began on Monday military exercises that they say are defensive but which have ...
Sun, February 27, 2011
North Korea threatens military action over South's campaign
By Cho Mee-young
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will fire across a land border with South Korea if Seoul continues its anti-North psychological campaign, the ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
South Korea suspends Deutsche Bank brokerage unit
By Ju-min Park
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's top financial regulator said it would suspend some operations of Deutsche Bank's <DBKGn.DE> local ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
U.S. sees N. Korea provocations but not missile test
By Paul Eckert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea shows no signs it will test a missile soon, but succession politics in Pyongyang point to new ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
South Korea's Lee pushes 2018 bid in snowy Pyeongchang
By Lee Jin-woo and Hyun-young Yi
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak flew to Pyeongchang on Tuesday to push the mountain ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
China openly backs North Korea succession plan: KCNA
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - A top Chinese official has backed ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's plans to hand power to his ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
North Korea's "Office 38" back in business
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has revived its "Office 38," the party bureau that manages the funds of its ailing leader Kim Jong-il and ruling ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Diplomacy stalemate over North Korea's nuclear programme
By Ju-min Park
SEOUL (Reuters) - China does not back efforts by Washington and Seoul to punish North Korea at the United Nations for its ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Korea talks "collapse" in setback for nuclear dialogue
By Jeremy Laurence and Cho Mee-young
SEOUL (Reuters) - Military talks between the rival Koreas have "collapsed," a unification ministry official in Seoul said on ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
South Korea rejects North's call for earlier military talks
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Monday rejected a push by the North to bring forward military talks by 10 days, saying it was not ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
U.S.-South Korea trade deal inches closer to final approval
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States have finalized the text of a free trade deal, the trade ministry in ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Obama urges quick approval of Korea trade deal
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday called on Congress to pass a free trade agreement with South Korea "as soon ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Obama focuses on Iran, North Korea, omits Mideast peace
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama played up U.S. progress in both Afghanistan and Iraq on Tuesday, while declaring the United ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
South Korea to soon propose nuclear talks with North
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will soon propose holding talks with the North that could pave the way for a resumption of six-party negotiations aimed ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
U.S. warns China on North Korea
By Jeremy Laurence and Arshad Mohammed
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned China that it would redeploy forces in Asia if it failed ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
U.S. warned China to get tougher on North Korea: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama warned his Chinese counterpart that if Beijing did not step up pressure on North Korea, Washington would ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
Korea breakthrough as Seoul agrees to talks with North
By Jeremy Laurence and Hyunjoo Jin
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea agreed on Thursday to a North Korean offer of high-level military talks, a major ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
South Korea says accepts North military talks
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's defense ministry said on Thursday it had decided to accept North Korea's proposal for high-level military talks in ...
Mon, January 17, 2011
Obama and Hu to confront economic strains, North Korea
By Chris Buckley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao confront stubborn rifts over North Korea and economic imbalances on ...
Mon, January 17, 2011
World No. 1 Westwood to play in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - World number one Lee Westwood will join South Africa's Ernie Els and Ian Poulter of England at the 2.2 million ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
U.S. again urges North Korea to meet its obligations
By Phil Stewart
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday held out the possibility of a resumption of six-party talks if ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Gates warns on North Korea, eyes Japan ties
By Phil Stewart and Kiyoshi Takenaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Japan vowed on Thursday to deepen military cooperation in the face of ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
South Korea steps up inflation battle, raises rates
By Kim Yeonhee and Yoo Choonsik
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea raised interest rates on Thursday, surprising markets, and unveiled a set of measures to ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
South Korea ups bird flu alert and foot-and-mouth spreads
By Cho Mee-young
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea, already battling a serious outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, has raised its bird flu alert level after detecting ...
Tue, January 11, 2011
China says it shares common interests with U.S. on Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) - China shares "broad common interests and goals" with the U.S. on Korean peninsula issues, a senior Chinese diplomat said Wednesday, ahead ...
Tue, January 11, 2011
U.S. sees North Korea becoming direct threat
By Phil Stewart
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea is becoming a direct threat to the United States and could develop an inter-continental ballistic missile within ...
Tue, January 11, 2011
U.S. sees North Korea becoming direct threat, eyes ICBMs
By Phil Stewart
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea is becoming a direct threat to the United States and could develop an inter-continental ballistic missile within ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
North Korea screens Bend it Like Beckham
Western films are largely banned in the country but an edited version of the 2002 movie, starring Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys Myers, was ...
Sun, January 02, 2011
U.S. envoy on North Korea travels to Asia this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy responsible for policy toward North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, will visit South Korea, China and Japan this week for ...
Sun, January 02, 2011
S.Korea KAMCO to buy $4.4 billion bad loans in 2011: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) will buy about 5 trillion won ($4.38 billion) worth of bad loans from financial institutions and ...
Thu, December 30, 2010
South Korea confirms bird flu cases as foot-and-mouth spreads
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea, already battling a serious outbreak of food-and-mouth disease in livestock, on Friday confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at poultry ...
Sun, December 19, 2010
South Korea island residents told to move to bunkers
YEONPYEONG, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korean marines have ordered residents of Yeonpyeong island to move to air raid bunkers in anticipation of a live-fire ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
China urges U.S. to cooperate over North Korea
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - China told the visiting Secretary of State James Steinberg that the two big powers should cooperate more in defusing ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
North Korea digging tunnel for spring nuclear test: report
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea appears to be readying for a possible third nuclear test as early as next March, a newspaper ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
South Korea suspects North has more uranium sites
By Jack Kim and Chris Buckley
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - South Korea said on Tuesday it suspects the North has been secretly enriching uranium at ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
M.Stanley to close S.Korea property investing office: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley <MS.N> will shut down its real estate investment operations in South Korea by the end of the year ...
Sun, December 12, 2010
China says will be patient in pushing for North Korea talks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will be patient in pushing for multilateral talks on North Korea, state media on Sunday quoted the Chinese foreign minister as ...
Fri, December 10, 2010
U.S., China discussed North Korea, maritime security in talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Chinese military officials met on Friday for "frank" and "candid" talks that included North Korea, maritime security and Iran ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
U.S. labor group to oppose Obama on South Korea trade
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The largest U.S. labor organization said on Thursday it will fight President Barack Obama on a free trade ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
U.S. labor group to oppose Obama on South Korea trade
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The largest U.S. labor organization said on Thursday it will fight President Barack Obama on a free trade ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
New Mexico's Richardson confirms North Korea trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson said on Wednesday he would travel to North Korea from December 16-20, hoping to ease mounting tensions ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
New Mexico Governor Richardson will travel to North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will travel to North Korea next week to meet with government officials, a senior U.S. official ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
U.S. hopes China will send clear signal to North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday she hoped China would send a clear and unmistakable signal to North Korea that ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
U.S. allies, plot North Korea strategy - without China
By Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Japanese, South Korean and U.S. foreign ministers meet on Monday to plot strategy toward an increasingly provocative ...
Sun, December 05, 2010
China, North Korea reach consensus over crisis: report
By Jack Kim and Ben Blanchard
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - China and North Korea reached consensus on the Korean peninsula crisis after "candid" talks, Chinese ...
Sun, December 05, 2010
Obama touts South Korea trade deal
By Doug Palmer and Kim Yeonhee
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed at the weekend to work with Republicans and Democrats to pass ...
Sat, December 04, 2010
Corrected: Obama to push for South Korea trade approval
(corrects 3rd paragaph to show others deals include, Colombia, not South Korea)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday was expected to start building ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
South Korea, U.S. agree on deal to save trade pact
By Doug Palmer
COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea have a reached a deal on auto issues that have blocked congressional ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
Clinton says Iran, North Korea could spark arms races
By Andrew Quinn
MANAMA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday the world hoped Iran would use next week's ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
South Korea says near deal with U.S. to salvage trade pact
COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea have resolved most major issues blocking approval of a free-trade deal that had been stalled ...
Thu, December 02, 2010
U.S. and South Korea "far away" from trade deal
COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) - Talks between the United States and South Korea on politically difficult beef and auto trade issues that are key to U ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
Top U.S. military officer presses China over North Korea
By David Alexander and Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's push for new talks with North Korea is no substitute for action after Pyongyang ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
U.S. and South Korea push for auto, beef deal to save FTA
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. and South Korean trade officials for a second day on Wednesday searched for solutions to auto ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Japan and South Korea factory output slumps as Asia shifts
By Stanley White and Kim Yeonhee
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Factories in Japan and South Korea cut output in October, adding to evidence of an ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
U.S., South Korea trade chiefs to meet on deal
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. and South Korean trade officials will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday in Columbia, Maryland to try ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
U.S. urges Chinese "leadership role" over North Korea
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice called on China on Monday to play a "responsible leadership role" in maintaining peace ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
U.S., South Korea trade chiefs to meet on deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. and South Korean trade officials will meet Tuesday and Wednesday in Columbia, Maryland to try again to resolve differences ...
Sun, November 28, 2010
U.S. consulting allies on proposed North Korea talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Sunday it was consulting with South Korea and Japan on China's proposal for emergency talks on ...
Sun, November 28, 2010
North Korea neighbors consider China call for talks
By Kim Do-gyun and Jo Yong-hak
YEONPYEONG, South Korea, Nov 29 (Reuters) - South Korean and U.S. forces pressed on with massive military drills ...
Thu, November 25, 2010
South Korea's Hana agrees $4.1 billion KEB deal
By Narayanan Somasundaram and Ju-min Park
SYDNEY/SEOUL (Reuters) - Hana Financial <086790.KS> agreed to buy 51 percent of Korea Exchange Bank <004940.KS ...
Tue, November 23, 2010
North Korea readies missiles as military drill begins
By Kim Do-gyun
YEONPYEONG, South Korea (Reuters) - North Korea has placed surface-to-surface missiles on launch pads in the Yellow Sea, Yonhap news agency reported ...
Tue, November 23, 2010
Obama to speak to South Korea's Lee after attack
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will speak to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak after an artillery attack by the North on ...
Tue, November 23, 2010
North Korea shells South in fiercest attack in decades
By Jack Kim and Lee Jae-won
INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - North Korea on Tuesday fired dozens of artillery shells at a South Korean island ...
Tue, November 23, 2010
South Koreans hurt, evacuated after North Korea firing
SEOUL (Reuters) - Several South Korean civilians and soldiers were wounded and many others were being evacuated to bunkers on an island hit by dozens ...
Sun, November 21, 2010
Another North Korea provocation, but no crisis: U.S. envoy
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States accused North Korea of being a danger to the region after it showed off its latest ...
Sun, November 21, 2010
U.S. says China must press North Korea on uranium program
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's effort to enrich uranium is typical of its defiance of the United Nations, and major powers ...
Sun, November 21, 2010
U.S. expert saw hundreds of centrifuges in North Korea
By Arshad Mohammed and Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. nuclear scientist saw hundreds of centrifuges in North Korea this month, sources familiar ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Obama mulling more demands on Korea in trade talks
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told congressional critics of a free trade deal with South Korea he would consider asking Seoul ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Sunshine Policy failed to change North Korea: report
By Ronald Popeski
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's peaceful "Sunshine Policy" toward North Korea failed, a government report has found, saying there have been ...
Tue, November 16, 2010
South Korea rejects North's push for tourism
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has rejected North Korea's attempts to reopen lucrative tourist links, saying Pyongyang must first return its ...
Mon, November 15, 2010
South Korea basks in growing global role after G20
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea should seize its chance to become a leader in the diplomatic arena by capitalizing on its successful ...
Sat, November 13, 2010
South Korea mulling U.S.-led TPP trade initiative: report
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - South Korea is considering joining a U.S.-led Asia-Pacific free trade initiative, the Transpacific Partnership (TPP), although its potential effectiveness ...
Fri, November 12, 2010
South Korea upbeat on resolving U.S. trade deal soon
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean officials struck an upbeat note on Friday that talks to iron out U.S. concerns about a ...
Thu, November 11, 2010
South Korea and U.S. fail to resolve trade deal row
By Patricia Zengerle and Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea failed on Thursday to revive a stalled free trade agreement ...
Thu, November 11, 2010
Obama tells North Korea to end "belligerence"
By Patricia Zengerle and Alister Bull
SEOUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday demanded North Korea cease provocations on the divided peninsula, but held ...
Wed, November 10, 2010
Obama warns North Korea it risks deeper isolation
By Patricia Zengerle and Alister Bull
SEOUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday urged North Korea to engage with the international community over its ...
Wed, November 10, 2010
Republican urges S.Korea give more on autos, beef
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican lawmaker urged South Korea on Wednesday to make further trade concessions on beef and auto in high-stakes talks this week ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
South Korea, U.S. go down to wire on trade talks
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - Talks on reworking a free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea are going down to the ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
China stops blocking harsh North Korea report: U.N. envoys
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - After months in limbo due to Chinese objections, a U.N. report suggesting North Korea may have supplied ...
Sun, November 07, 2010
South Korea discovers rare earths deposit
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has found an undetermined amount of rare earth minerals in a deposit in the eastern Gangwon province, state-run Korea Resources ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
South Korea must give more on beef, cars: Republican
By Kim Dixon and Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korea must agree to do more to open its market to U.S. beef and ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
South Korea's Lee says trade deal key test of U.S. will
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said on Wednesday the United States will be sending an important message on its ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Granholm To Visit South Korea
LANSING (WKZO) - Fresh back from a trip to Europe Governor Granholm hung around Michigan just long enough to see how the election turned out ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
South Korea fires warning shots, second incident in days
By Jeremy Laurence and Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's navy fired warning shots to drive away a North Korean fishing boat at ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
South Korea's Lee hopes for progress on FX at G20
By Yoo Choonsik and Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said on Wednesday he hopes G20 leaders will agree on how ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
South Korea's Lee says trade deal key test of U.S. will
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said on Wednesday the United States will be sending an important message on its commitment to free ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
Obama assures South Korea on trade: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama personally assured his South Korean counterpart about prospects for a long- delayed free trade pact that his administration is ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
Granholm Heading To South Korea On Trade Mission
(Lansing, MI) -- Governor Granholm will head to South Korea just after the election. She will depart tomorrow for a three-day investment mission to Seoul ...
Mon, November 01, 2010
South Korea's Lee, Obama vow to clear trade deal by G20
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and President Barack Obama have pledged to settle their differences on a free trade deal before next ...
Mon, November 01, 2010
White House seeks South Korea trade deal before Seoul meet
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiators will put "maximum effort" toward resolving objections in the Congress to a U.S.-South Korean free-trade agreement ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
No deal yet in U.S.-South Korea trade talks
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. and South Korean trade officials finished talks in San Francisco on Wednesday without announcing a deal ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
U.S., S.Korea to meet on long-stalled free trade pact
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. and South Korean trade officials will meet in San Francisco on Tuesday to discuss how to ...
Sun, October 24, 2010
U.S.-South Korea aircraft carrier drill called off: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States and South Korean militaries have postponed an aircraft carrier drill in the Yellow Sea ahead of next month's ...
Wed, October 20, 2010
Activity detected at N. Korea nuclear test site: report
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - A U.S. satellite has detected increased activity at a North Korean nuclear weapons test site, suggesting it could ...
Thu, October 14, 2010
South Korea warns forex tension could fan protectionism
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea, which will chair next month's G20 summit, warned on Friday that international tensions over foreign exchange policy could lead ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
North Korea leader's oldest son says opposes dynastic succession
SEOUL (Reuters) - The oldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il says he is opposed to the idea of dynastic succession in his country ...
Mon, October 11, 2010
South Korea's Lee warns of big trouble if FX accord fails
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak warned that a failure by G20 economies to find a solution soon to disputes about foreign exchange ...
Sun, October 10, 2010
North Korea's heir debuts at giant military parade
By Benjamin Kang Lim
PYONGYANG (Reuters) - Secretive North Korea's leader-in-waiting, the youngest son of ailing ruler Kim Jong-il, took center stage during a ...
Sat, October 09, 2010
Top North Korea defector dies in South
SEOUL (Reuters) - The highest-ranking North Korean official who had defected to the South was found dead on Sunday morning, a local report said.
YTN ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
Gates underscores U.S. commitment to South Korea security
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates underscored U.S. commitment to South Korea's security on Friday amid concerns about possible ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
North Korea nuclear threat is "alarming," says South
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - Mercurial North Korea's nuclear threat has reached an "alarming level" and it is now trying to miniaturize weapons ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
North Korea's Kim Jong-il no lame duck, in U.S. view
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's Kim Jong-il will not become a lame duck leader and is expected to keep a firm ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
North Korea's leader-in-waiting goes on show
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - A photograph of a plump, poker-faced young man seated near North Korea's ailing ruler confirmed the rise of ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
Corrected: North Korea leader son takes key party post: report
(Corrects to show husband of Kim Jong-il's sister received post, paragraph 3)
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's son and heir-apparent ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
U.S. and South Korea eye date for trade pact meet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and South Korean negotiators met last week to discuss preparations for high-level talks on a bilateral free trade agreement that ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
North Korea leader Kim's son named general: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's son, Jong-un, has been given the rank of general, the country's official media said on ...
Tue, September 21, 2010
Rare North Korea meeting on Sept 28, eye on succession
By Jeremy Laurence and Ju-min Park
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's ruling party will hold its biggest meeting in decades on September 28 to ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
U.S. lacks intel on North Korea, including succession
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it lacked intelligence on North Korea and could only guess whether the reclusive ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
North Korea "succession" meeting could start soon
By Yoko Kubota and Jeremy Laurence
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's ruling party could meet to choose a new leadership on within the ...
Sun, September 12, 2010
Rare North Korea meet delayed due to leader's health: report
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's ruling party has delayed the start of a rare conference due to leader Kim Jong-il's ...
Sat, September 11, 2010
North Korea talks need "meaningful way forward": U.S.
By William Maclean, Security Correspondent
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States would be ready to resume six-party talks on North Korea if Pyongyang showed "concrete ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
North Korea proposes talks with South on split families
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has proposed holding Red Cross talks with the South on reunions of families split by the Korean ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
Mysterious N.Korea keeps world guessing on rare meeting
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's capital is ready for its biggest political event in decades: giant billboards proclaim an event to ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
U.S. team to discuss North Korea in Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government team will travel to Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing next week to discuss North Korea but has no plans ...
Thu, September 02, 2010
Kia recalls 56,000 Souls, Sorentos in U.S., S. Korea
DETROIT/SEOUL (Reuters) - Kia Motors said on Friday it had started a recall of some 56,000 Soul and Sorento vehicles sold in the ...
Wed, September 01, 2010
N.Korea seeks stronger ties with China
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea vowed to strengthen military ties with China on Wednesday, days after the North's leader Kim Jong-il finished a visit ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Obama widens U.S. sanctions on North Korea
By Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama broadened financial sanctions on North Korea on Monday and froze the U.S. assets of four ...
Fri, August 27, 2010
U.S. welcomes release of American freed by North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Friday welcomed the release of an American who had been imprisoned in North Korea and thanked former President ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
North Korea leader Kim Jong-il visits China: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited China early on Thursday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing a government source.
The ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Carter in North Korea to free U.S. prisoner
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter met North Korea's nominal head of state on Wednesday after touching down in Pyongyang ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Carter expected to visit North Korea over US prisoner
By Jack Kim and Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter is expected to travel to North Korea on a humanitarian mission to ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
North Korea says consensus with China on nuclear talks
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said it has reached a consensus with China concerning the resumption of international talks on ending its ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
North Korea confirms Chinese among detained fishermen
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea confirmed on Thursday it was holding the seven-man crew of a South Korean fishing boat, including three Chinese, after they ...
Wed, August 18, 2010
U.S. announces new joint exercise with South Korea
By Sue Pleming
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military will conduct an anti-submarine warfare exercise with South Korea early next month, sending a message ...
Sat, August 14, 2010
U.S.-S.Korea drills anger North, worry China
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. and South Korean militaries will stage their second joint exercise in less than a month from ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
Google under probe in South Korea over data collection
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said they raided Google Inc's Seoul office on Tuesday on suspicion that the Internet search leader had illegally ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
Japan PM renews apology over Korea rule
By Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan apologized on Tuesday for Korea's suffering under colonization, despite concern the gesture could ...
Mon, August 09, 2010
N.Korea fires artillery near sea border
By Yoo Choonsik and Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells on Monday, some reportedly landing in South Korean ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
U.S. Trade Representative: Tweaks Being Made To South Korea Proposal
(Washington, DC) -- Persistance may be paying off for Michigan's congressional delegation and Detroit's Big Three automakers when it comes to a South ...
Sat, July 24, 2010
"Sacred War" Declared by North Korea on U.S., South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it would begin a "sacred war" against the United States and South Korea at "any time necessary ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
U.S., South Korea start military drills as North protests
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. and South Korean militaries kicked off large exercises on Sunday to underscore deterrence against North Korea ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Clinton urges Asia to get tough on North Korea
By Andrew Quinn
HANOI (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Asia on Friday to vigorously apply sanctions against North Korea, saying Pyongyang's ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Democrats ask to meet Obama on Korea trade concerns
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 100 U.S. Democratic lawmakers asked on Thursday to meet with President Barack Obama to discuss their ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
North Korea says U.S. drills pose danger to region
By John Ruwitch and Jason Szep
HANOI (Reuters) - North Korea on Thursday denounced planned U.S.-South Korean military drills as a grave danger ...
Sun, July 18, 2010
U.S. announces new sanctions against North Korea
By Andrew Quinn and Phil Stewart
SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday announced new sanctions against North Korea, targeted against its leadership, and ...
Sun, July 18, 2010
U.S. to send stern message to North Korea
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top diplomat and defense chief head to Seoul this week to discuss ways to respond ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
North Korea's health system in dire state: report
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Koreans seeking health care often face surgery without anesthesia and hypodermic needles that are not sterilized, Amnesty International ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
Amiable mood for North Korea-U.N. military talks: officials
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean and U.N. Command officers held talks on Thursday on the sinking of a South Korean warship in an amiable ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
Clinton and Gates to hold talks in South Korea on July 21
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The secretaries of state and defense, Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates, will travel to South Korea for bilateral talks with their counterparts ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
N.Korea calls off talks with U.N. officers over ship
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea abruptly called off talks set for Tuesday with the U.S.-led United Nations Command that oversees ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
North Korea shrugs off ship and calls for nuclear talks
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it was willing to return to nuclear disarmament talks and signaled satisfaction that a ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
U.N. statement "bodes well" for N.Korea nuclear talks
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council's likely adoption of a statement on the sinking of a South Korean warship ...
Sun, July 04, 2010
South Korea bonds down; muted to failed WGBI inclusion
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean government bond prices slipped on Monday ahead of a treasury bond auction and on continued market speculation about a possible ...
Sun, July 04, 2010
South Korea fails to make it into Citigroup's WBGI
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has failed to make it into Citigroup's closely tracked World Government Bond Index (WGBI), a finance ministry official said ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
China fends off Obama pressure over North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday rejected President Barack Obama's suggestion that it was hiding from the risks posed by North Korea, and said ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Obama risks Democratic fight in pressing Korea deal
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's plan to send a free trade pact with South Korea to Congress by early 2011 ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
North Korea warns U.S. over "heavy weapons" at DMZ
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea warned of military action against South Korea and the United States Monday, claiming the allied forces had brought "heavy weapons ...
Sun, June 27, 2010
N.Korea rejects U.N. truce talks over ship sinking
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Sunday it was ready for direct military talk with South Korea to discuss the sinking of one of ...
Sat, June 26, 2010
Obama says there must be consequences for Korea ship sinking
TORONTO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday the United States stood firmly behind South Korea's efforts to have the U.N. Security ...
Sat, June 26, 2010
Obama, G8 leaders boost pressure on North Korea, Iran
By David Ljunggren
HUNTSVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama led the Group of Eight rich nations on Saturday deploring what they said ...
Sat, June 26, 2010
Uruguay beat South Korea 2-1 to reach last eight
PORT EIZABETH (Reuters) - Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez scored twice as the South American team advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday ...
Sat, June 26, 2010
Uruguay and South Korea make one change each
By Martin Petty
PORT ELIZABETH (Reuters) - Uruguay made one change to their starting 11 for Saturday's opening second round match against South Korea ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
North Korea issues no-sail warning; missile eyed
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has issued a no-sail warning off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula in what South Korean ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Uruguay, South Korea have points to prove
By Martin Petty
PORT ELIZABETH (Reuters) - Uruguay and South Korea will get the World Cup knockout stages underway on Saturday in a match where ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
South Korea advance after Nigeria draw
By David Clarke
DURBAN (Reuters) - South Korea drew 2-2 in a tense Group B match with Nigeria to advance to the second round of ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
China says "concerned" about South Korea-U.S. drill
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday it was concerned about reports that a U.S. aircraft carrier may join a military exercise with South ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
Stylish Portugal thrash North Korea 7-0
By Mitch Phillips
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Portugal enjoyed their biggest ever World Cup victory when they overwhelmed North Korea 7-0 in Group G Monday ...
Sun, June 20, 2010
South Korea aiming to upset fragile Nigeria
By Nick Mulvenney
DURBAN (Reuters) - South Korea have targeted the sometimes fragile Nigerian temperament as a route to victory when a tight World Cup ...
Sun, June 20, 2010
Injured Deco out of Portugal match with North Korea
By Shrikesh Laxmidas and Pedro Fonseca
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Portugal midfielder Deco has been ruled out of their Group G match against North Korea on ...
Sat, June 19, 2010
Portugal plan all-out attack versus North Korea
By Mitch Phillips
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Portugal need to switch to attack mode against North Korea on Monday to get the big win they ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Unhappy World Cup anniversary for South Korea
By Peter Rutherford
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - As anniversaries go, Thursday's was one South Korea will want to forget in a hurry.
Hammered 9-0 by ...
Wed, June 16, 2010
Obama renews U.S. economic sanctions on N. Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has extended U.S. economic sanctions on North Korea for another year, citing the continuing threat posed by Pyongyang ...
Wed, June 16, 2010
North Korea soccer team lifts national mood
By John Ruwitch
SEOUL (Reuters) - Given how crazy North Koreans are about soccer, there was never much doubt in Pyongyang that state TV would ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
Maradona renews South Korea rivalry
By Andrew Cawthorne
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Argentina's quixotic coach Diego Maradona is to relive an old rivalry when the stylish South Americans take on ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
Brazil opt to play it safe against N.Korea
By Brian Homewood;
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Brazil coach Dunga resisted the temptation to be more adventurous as he stuck to three defensive midfielders for Tuesday ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
Chinese "volunteer army" arrive to back North Korea
By Kate Holton
PRETORIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of Chinese soccer fans, including artists and well known singers, have arrived in South Africa to lend their ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
U.S. needs tougher North Korea nuclear strategy: report
By Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States should employ more aggressive sticks and carrots to try to persuade North Korea to give up ...
Mon, June 14, 2010
N. Korea warns U.N. council of military "follow-up"
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday that any U.N. Security Council action over the ...
Mon, June 14, 2010
North Korea face Brazil in daunting return
By Andrew Cawthorne
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Secretive North Korea make a first return to the World Cup since 1966 on Tuesday but could hardly face ...
Sun, June 13, 2010
Reserves alone insufficient in S.Korea: BIS report
SEOUL (Reuters) - When South Korea is faced with a severe dollar shortage in the local swap market, currency swap deals with other central banks ...
Sun, June 13, 2010
South Korea unveils currency controls
By Yoo Choonsik and Cheon Jong-woo
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea announced on Sunday long-anticipated currency controls, saying it aimed to curb rapid shifts in ...
Sat, June 12, 2010
U.N. report raises concerns about North Korea sanctions
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A report from a U.N. panel that monitors compliance with sanctions on North Korea showed more than ...
Sat, June 12, 2010
Slick South Korea make sloppy Greece pay
By Martin Petty
PORT ELIZABETH (Reuters) - South Korea chalked up the first win of this year's World Cup finals with a fluent 2-0 ...
Sat, June 12, 2010
South Korea keep faith in unbeaten side
By Martin Petty
PORT ELIZABETH (Reuters) - South Korea coach Huh Jung-moo stuck mostly with the team that was unbeaten in qualifying for their Group ...
Wed, June 09, 2010
North Korea denies sinking South ship in letter to U.N.
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council rejecting accusations from South Korea that it ...
Wed, June 09, 2010
South Korea rocket crashes in second straight failure
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean space rocket carrying a scientific satellite exploded two minutes into its flight in the second failure ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Striker breaks North Korea's wall of silence
By Peter Rutherford
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Lifting the veil of secrecy that has cloaked North Korea since their arrival at the World Cup, striker Jong ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Beijing says North Korea killed three Chinese at border
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean border guards shot and killed three Chinese suspected smugglers and wounded a fourth last week, prompting a complaint from Pyongyang ...
Sun, June 06, 2010
South Korea says private sector growth to gather pace
SEOUL (Reuters) - The recovery in private sector economic activity will continue to gather pace in the second half of the year despite the waning ...
Thu, June 03, 2010
U.S. backs South Korea in face of unpredictable North
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday sought to reassure South Koreans of Washington's support in the face of what ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
S.Korea hesitates bringing sea attack to U.N. council
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - South Korea is ready to ask the U.N. Security Council to censure North Korea for allegedly torpedoing ...
Tue, June 01, 2010
G20 to discuss bank levy and capital controls: South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - The proposed introduction of a bank levy and possible ways to control cross-border capital flows will top the agenda at this week ...
Mon, May 31, 2010
South Korea probes war rumours ahead of elections
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police are probing leaflets and Internet messages spreading rumours of imminent war and questioning an investigation into ...
Mon, May 31, 2010
G20 ministers to discuss Europe at Korea G20 meeting
By Louise Egan
OTTAWA (Reuters) - There will be considerable discussion about the European economy at the G20 meeting of finance officials and central bankers ...
Sun, May 30, 2010
China urges region to step back from Korea clash
By Jack Kim and Chris Buckley
SEOGWIPO, South Korea (Reuters) - China deflected pressure to censure North Korea at a regional summit on Sunday, instead ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
Government sees "multiple means to isolate Iran, North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will pursue "multiple means" to isolate Iran and North Korea ifthey ignore their international obligations over their nuclear programs ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
Clinton urges China to pressure North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday it was in the interests of the international community, including China, to persuade North ...
Tue, May 25, 2010
U.S., Japan defense chiefs discuss N. Korea concerns
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese defense chiefs discussed concerns about future actions by North Korea on Tuesday, a Japanese defense ...
Tue, May 25, 2010
Jong's double secures draw for North Korea
By Graham Wood
ALTACH, Austria (Reuters) - North Korea forward Jong Tae-Se, dubbed the 'People's Wayne Rooney' by Asian media, scored twice for North ...
Mon, May 24, 2010
Japan PM points to North Korea to explain U.S. base plan
By Linda Sieg
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Monday tension on the Korean peninsula underlined the importance of tight U ...
Mon, May 24, 2010
Obama tells military: prepare for North Korea aggression
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has directed the U.S. military to coordinate with South Korea to "ensure readiness" and deter ...
Sun, May 23, 2010
U.S. weighing new options over North Korea
By Adam Entous
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday it was weighing new options beyond the United Nations to punish North Korea ...
Sun, May 23, 2010
South Korea's Lee says to take North to Security Council
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said on Monday North Korea would pay the price for sinking a South Korean naval ship and ...
Sun, May 23, 2010
Sanctions hit North Korea's crumbling economy: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's crumbling economy is feeling the effects of sanctions for nuclear and ballistic missile activities, with foreign trade falling 10 ...
Sat, May 22, 2010
South Korea to take ship case to U.N
By Cheon Jong-woo
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Sunday it would take the case of its sunken naval vessel to the U.N ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
North Korea face struggle to make their point
SEOUL (Reuters) - Full of endeavor and defensive discipline but lacking true top-class talent, North Korea will be lucky to earn a point from the ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
North Korea's coach is man of mystery
SEOUL (Reuters) - Like the rest of North Korea's international men of mystery, very little is known about coach Kim Jong-hun.
A former defender ...
Thu, May 20, 2010
Hermit North Korea braces for World Cup glare
By Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - On the few occasions reclusive North Korea makes its way before the world, it is usually facing sanctions for ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
South Korea to take lead on next steps after attack: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korea will be in the lead in deciding how to respond to what it says was a North Korean torpedo attack ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
South Korea vows caution over ship, North sees war
By Jack Kim and Rhee So-eui
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said after a rare emergency security meeting on Friday it would respond prudently to ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Unbeaten run makes South Korea confident
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea swaggered through Asian qualifying with an unblemished record and will head to the World Cup finals with an air of ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Park central to South Korea's hopes
SEOUL (Reuters) - For a boy who used to drink frog juice to help him grow, Park Ji-sung has come a long way.
The shaggy-haired ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
South Korea coach Huh trims four from World Cup squad
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea coach Huh Jung-moo has ended the World Cup dreams of four of his players, cutting them from his provisional squad ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
North Korea calls rare parliament session, silent on agenda
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has called a rare second session of parliament, with a possible major announcement in store, two months ...
Sat, May 15, 2010
North Korea boats draw warning shots from South
By Jack Kim
GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Two North Korean vessels crossed into the South's waters off the peninsula's tense west coast ...
Mon, May 10, 2010
Top Democrat urges Obama on S.Korea trade deal
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry on Monday urged President Barack Obama to quickly press for a vote ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
China's embrace of North Korea's Kim irks neighbors
By Chris Buckley and Jack Kim
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il won a warm embrace from China on a visit this ...
Sun, May 02, 2010
North Korea's Kim seeks lifeline in China
By Royston Chan
DALIAN, China (Reuters) - Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in China on Monday in search of economic support and diplomatic ...
Fri, April 30, 2010
North Korea has plenty of doctors: WHO
By Jonathan Lynn
GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea's health system would be the envy of many developing countries because of the abundance of medical ...
Thu, April 29, 2010
Pru gets South Korea anti-trust nod for AIA deal: FTC
By Denny Thomas and So-Eui Rhee
HONG KONG/SEOUL (Reuters) - Britain's Prudential Plc <PRU.L> has secured South Korean anti-trust approval for its ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
South Korea mourns sailors, broods on North's role
By Kim Do-gyun
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea on Thursday mourned the loss of 46 sailors who died when a Navy ship sank ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Korea's Queen of Cannes Jeon returns as housemaid
By Jon Herskovitz and Christine Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean star Jeon Do-yeon will be obscure no more when she returns to the Cannes ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
Korea's Queen of Cannes Jeon returns as housemaid
By Jon Herskovitz and Christine Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean star Jeon Do-yeon will be obscure no more when she returns to the Cannes ...
Sat, April 24, 2010
S.Korea raises warship, finds clues on sinking
By Jon Herskovitz and Jungyoun Park
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Saturday raised the front half of a warship that exploded and sank a ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
North Korea torpedoed South's navy ship: report
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military believes a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine sank its navy ship last month ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
Restaurateur wages BBQ diplomacy with N. Korea
By Edith Honan
HACKENSACK, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey restaurateur Robert Egan barbecues meat for a living, except when he acts as a self-appointed ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
North Korea readying for 3rd nuclear test: report
By Jack Kim and Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is preparing for a third atomic test that may come in May or June ...
Sun, April 18, 2010
South Korea's Lee vows to root out navy sinking culprit
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - A tearful South Korean President Lee Myung-bak vowed on Monday to find out what caused last month's deadly ...
Sat, April 17, 2010
North Korea denies it sank South's navy ship
By Miyoung Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Saturday denied that it sank a South Korean naval vessel near their disputed sea border late ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
North Korea suspected in blast that sank warship
By Jon Herkovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - The likelihood North Korea sank a South Korean naval ship near their disputed border rose when Seoul said on ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
South Korea raises war ship that sank near North
By Jon Herskovitz and Christine Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Thursday lifted the stern of a naval ship that sank after an unexplained ...
Wed, April 07, 2010
North Korea sentences U.S. man to 8 years hard labor
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday it had sentenced a 30-year-old American man to eight years of hard labor for illegally entering the ...
Tue, April 06, 2010
Hall of Fame basketball coach Wilkens to work with South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hall of Fame coach Lenny Wilkens has been recruited by South Korea to help prepare their team for this year's Asian ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
Obama to South Korea: U.S. able to help on sunken ship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday that the U.S. Navy is prepared to offer further help ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
South Korea to offer North matches in World Cup bid
By Patrick Johnston
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - If South Korea win the bid to host the 2022 World Cup, they plan to offer North Korea the ...
Sun, March 28, 2010
South Korea bonds fall; ship sinking impact played down
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean government bond prices retreated further on Monday, with European Union leaders' agreement on an aid package for Greece and stronger ...
Fri, March 26, 2010
South Korea rules out navy ship sunk by North Korea
By Jo Yonghak
BAENGNYEONGDO, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea on Saturday all but ruled out the chance that North Korea was involved in the ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
North Korea trespasser on religious mission: activist
SEOUL (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen who North Korea will put on trial for illegal entry crossed the border in support of a fellow ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Books get the 3D treatment in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - Pop-up is so passe: South Korean scientists have developed 3D technology for books that makes characters literally leap off the page.
The ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
North Korea to try U.S. man for illegal entry
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday it will put a 30-year-old U.S. man on trial for illegally entering the country.
The man ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
North Korea executes official for blunder
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has executed a ruling party official blamed for a botched currency reform, in a desperate attempt to ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
North Korea has 1,000 missiles, South says
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has increased its missile arsenal by 25 percent in the past two years to about 1,000, expanding the threat ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
Korea Life gains; buoys hopes for Samsung Life IPO
By Jungyoun Park and Rhee So-eui
SEOUL (Reuters) - Korea Life Insurance Co <088350.KS> shares closed up 8 percent in heavy trading on their ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
HSBC may have another go at South Korea's KEB
By Kim Yeon-hee and Michael Flaherty
SEOUL/HONG KONG (Reuters) - It's early days, but speculation is already building that HSBC <HSBA.L><0005 ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
Shin shuns limelight as Korea Life goes public
By Rhee So-eui
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shin Eun-chul is a four-decade insurance veteran who, into his eighth year in charge of South Korea's No ...
Mon, March 15, 2010
U.S. says North Korea allows visit to detained citizen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea has allowed Swedish diplomats to visit a U.S. citizen detained nearly two months ago after allegedly entering the country ...
Sun, March 07, 2010
North Korea warns U.S. and South of nuclear build-up
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Sunday it will bolster its atomic arsenal and was no longer bound by the cease fire that ended ...
Sat, February 27, 2010
South Korea go home thinking "Oh no"
By Sonia Oxley
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Clumsiness, bad luck and Apolo Anton Ohno scuppered South Korea's usual short track domination at the Vancouver Olympics ...
Fri, February 26, 2010
Clinton encouraged by signs on North Korea talks
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday she was encouraged by signs that North Korea may ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
North Korea, as usual, threatens South, U.S. over drill
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea threatened to attack South Korean and U.S. forces for scheduled joint military drills in March even as nuclear envoys ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
U.S. envoy says seeking fresh momentum on North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's neighbors and the United States want fresh momentum in trying to restart talks about ending Pyongyang's nuclear arms ...
Sun, February 21, 2010
North Korea seeks military talks with rival South
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has proposed holding military talks with the South next week after it raised tension on the troubled peninsula last week ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
U.S. Trade Representative Examining South Korea Auto Options In Detroit
(Washington, DC) -- A free trade agreement between the U.S. and South Korea remains stalled over the concerns of the American auto industry. U ...
Sun, February 14, 2010
S.Korea Jan LNG imports drop; coal surges
By Cho Mee-young
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) dropped about 10 percent year-on-year in January, customs data showed ...
Sun, February 07, 2010
Envoys go to North Korea for nuclear talks push
By Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - A senior Chinese official met North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on Monday and a top U.N. political envoy ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
North Korea releases U.S. activist
BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. missionary was on his way home on Saturday after he was freed by North Korea, which had detained him ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
North Korea says will release U.S. activist Park
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it will release U.S. religious activist Robert Park, arrested in December for illegally entering the country ...
Sat, January 30, 2010
Seized North Korea arms were bound for Iran: Thailand
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A shipment of weapons from North Korea seized by Thai authorities last month were headed for Iran, according to a confidential ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
North Korea holding second U.S. citizen, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea has informed the United States it is holding a second U.S. citizen, the State Department said on Friday.
"We ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
North Korea says detains American for trespassing
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday it had detained an American who crossed into its territory from China on January 25 and was ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
North Korea fires more artillery towards South
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired artillery toward a disputed sea border with its southern neighbor for the third straight day on ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
North Korea says detains American for trespassing
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said Thursday it had detained an American who crossed into its territory from China on January 25 and was interrogating ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
North Korea fires more artillery towards South: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired several artillery rounds on Thursday in the direction of a South Korean island off the west coast of the ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
North Korea may be readying missile test: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has declared a no-sail zone off its west coast, indicating it may be readying to test-launch missiles in the area ...
Sat, January 23, 2010
North Korea accuses South of declaring war
By Jonathan Thatcher
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday accused the South of declaring war by warning earlier this month that it would launch ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
North Korea threatens to halt talks with South
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea threatened on Friday to cut off all dialogue with the South in a move that could raise tension on the ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
North Korea toughens punishment for defectors: U.N. envoy
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has toughened laws and increased punishments in recent years for those caught trying to leave the reclusive ...
Wed, January 13, 2010
Cash-short North Korea opens up to U.S. tourists
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea appears ready to welcome visitors from the United States year-round, increasing the trickle of tourists from its sworn enemy who ...
Tue, January 12, 2010
North Korea digs in on U.S. peace talks demand
By Chris Buckley and Benjamin Kang Lim
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea will not return to nuclear disarmament negotiations unless the United States agrees to ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
North Korea calls for peace treaty to replace armistice
By Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday it wants to reach a peace treaty quickly to replace the ceasefire that ended ...
Sun, January 10, 2010
U.S. envoy says North Korea rights record "appalling"
SEOUL (Reuters) - The Obama administration's newly appointed envoy for human rights in North Korea said on Monday Pyongyang had an abysmal record and ...
Thu, December 31, 2009
China factories boom in Dec, demand lifts Korea exports
By Simon Rabinovitch and Cheon Jong-woo
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - China's economic growth looks set to accelerate into the new year, with booming factories ...
Thu, December 31, 2009
North Korea calls for end to hostile relations with U.S.
LONDON (Reuters) - North Korea has called for an end to hostile relations with the United States in a New Year message, the official news ...
Tue, December 29, 2009
North Korea pilfering nuclear reactor site: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has been taking equipment left at a nuclear reactor site that was mothballed when an international consortium halted work on ...
Mon, December 28, 2009
South Korea to pardon former Samsung chairman
By Rhee So-eui
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will pardon one of the country's most influential businessmen, former Samsung chairman Le e Kun-hee, for ...
Mon, December 28, 2009
North Korea says U.S. man arrested for illegal entry
By Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it had detained a U.S. citizen who entered its territory, apparently confirming a ...
Sun, December 27, 2009
UAE deal, outlook boost South Korea nuclear power stocks
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in state utility KEPCO <015760.KS> and other South Korean nuclear power-related stocks jumped on Monday as a $40 billion deal ...
Sun, December 27, 2009
South Korea wins landmark Gulf nuclear power deal
By Amena Bakr and Cho Mee-young
ABU DHABI/SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean group won a landmark deal to build and operate four nuclear ...
Fri, December 25, 2009
U.S. rights activist crosses into North Korea: reports
By Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - A U.S. human rights activist trying to raise global attention about the suffering of the North Korean people ...
Fri, December 25, 2009
S.Korea says wins $20 billion nuclear deal from UAE
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Sunday it had won a $20 billion deal from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to build four nuclear ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Obama proposes U.S. liaison in North Korea: Yonhap
By Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has proposed setting up a liaison office in North Korea next year in a ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
U.S. preparing to revisit trade pact with South Korea
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are preparing for talks with South Korea to address autos and other concerns that have blocked ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
U.S. envoy says no timetable yet for North Korea talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea said on Monday no timetable had been set for talks on nuclear disarmament with the ...
Thu, December 10, 2009
U.S. envoy gains some ground in North Korea visit
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea failed to secure a firm commitment from the isolated state to resume ...
Fri, December 04, 2009
North Korea talks seen unlikely to end arms stalemate
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's envoy for North Korea makes a rare visit to the reclusive communist state on Tuesday ...
Thu, November 26, 2009
South Korea launches WTO dispute against U.S.
GENEVA (Reuters) - South Korea has launched a dispute at the World Trade Organization against the United States over U.S. measures to raise prices ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
Obama to end Asia tour with talks on North Korea
By Caren Bohan and Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss luring a reluctant North Korea back to nuclear dealings ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
Obama wants "deal done" on South Korea trade pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he wants to iron out remaining issues with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
North Korea's nuclear plans cloud Obama in Seoul
By Jon Herskovitz and Patricia Zengerle
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for talks that will focus ...
Tue, November 17, 2009
China would welcome meeting between U.S. and North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said on Tuesday that Beijing expects the United States to hold a bilateral meeting soon ...
Sat, November 14, 2009
Fire in South Korea shooting range kills 10
SEOUL (Reuters) - A fire that tore through a South Korean indoor shooting range killed eight Japanese visitors and two South Koreans, including the group ...
Fri, November 13, 2009
North Korea makes new threat as Obama arrives in Asia
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's military warned the South that it was ready for battle over a disputed sea border, issuing a new threat ...
Wed, November 11, 2009
North Korea warns South it will pay for clash
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said the South will pay "an expensive price" for firing at Pyongyang's retreating patrol boat on ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
U.S. sets North Korea talks, looking for positive steps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it had agreed to hold bilateral talks with North Korea in hopes of coaxing Pyongyang back ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Cold War frontier gone in Germany, remains in Korea
By Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - As a united Germany marks the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall on Monday, about 1 million ...
Fri, November 06, 2009
Obama administration would talk to North Korea: aide
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration would be willing to hold bilateral talks with North Korea but only if certain conditions were ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
South Korea, Panama, Colombia eye U.S. trade votes by June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korean, Colombian and Panamanian officials said on Wednesday they hoped for U.S. congressional approval of pending free trade agreements by ...
Sun, November 01, 2009
North Korea says has made more arms-grade plutonium
By Jon Herskovitz and Yoo Choonsik
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it had completed reprocessing spent fuel rods at its Yongbyon nuclear ...
Fri, October 30, 2009
USTR Kirk sets speech on long-delayed Korea pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk will outline the Obama administration's review of a long-delayed free trade agreement with South Korea ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
South Korea stem cell scientist guilty of fraud
By Christine Kim and Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court Monday found disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk guilty of fraud and ...
Sun, October 25, 2009
South Korea shifts course on aid to North Korea
By Jon Herskovitz and Christine Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will make a small grant of humanitarian aid to North Korea, ending its suspension ...
Thu, October 22, 2009
U.S. should engage with North Korea economy: report
By Paul Eckert, Asia Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ambitious U.S. economic engagement with North Korea would help end Pyongyang's isolation and moderate its ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
Gates pledges nuclear umbrella to counter North Korea
By Phil Stewart
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that North Korea poses a threat to Washington's allies ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
U.S. says will never have normal ties with nuclear North Korea
By Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rebuffed North Korean hopes it may be accepted as a nuclear state ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
Gates says North Korea's military "more lethal"
By Phil Stewart and Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday North Korea had become a more deadly ...
Mon, October 19, 2009
Any North Korea meeting must lead to six-way talk: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States wants any bilateral contacts with North Korea to result in the resumption of stalled six-country nuclear negotiations, the top ...
Sun, October 18, 2009
North Korea hoping for summit with South: official
By Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has been seeking a summit between the leaders of the rival Koreas, an official in Seoul said ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
EU-Korea trade deal puts pressure on Obama to act
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama faced increased pressure on Thursday to win approval of a free trade deal with South Korea ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
South Korea urges U.S. to approve trade pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will be at a competitive disadvantage in the South Korean market unless Congress approves a bilateral free trade agreement ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
U.S. hails cooperation on North Korea, sees new steps
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's neighbors and the United States are coordinating closely to draw the isolated state back to nuclear ...
Mon, October 12, 2009
Clinton brushes off North Korea missile launch reports
BELFAST (Reuters) - The United States will continue working for a nuclear-free Korean peninsula regardless of reports that North Korea launched missiles on Monday, Secretary ...
Mon, October 12, 2009
North Korea may fire more missiles ahead of talks
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea was preparing to fire a fresh barrage of short-range missiles, a report said on Tuesday, in a ...
Mon, October 12, 2009
North Korea fires two short-range missiles: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has fired two short-range missiles off its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.
It gave ...
Sun, October 11, 2009
South Korea seeks talks with North on deadly floods
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea proposed on Monday holding talks with the North on preventing flooding from a river flowing across their border that killed ...
Fri, October 09, 2009
China urges neighbors, U.S. to talk to North Korea
* China says North Korea wants to open dialogue
* China, Japan, South Korea urge North Korea back to talks
* Expert says North Korea unlikely to ...
Mon, October 05, 2009
North Korea says ready to return to nuclear talks
By Jonathan Thatcher
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Tuesday signaled it could return to nuclear disarmament talks it had declared dead six months ago ...
Sat, October 03, 2009
China vows to stand by isolated North Korea
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - China pledged to strengthen bonds with isolated North Korea on Monday, calling their relationship a boon to peace, while ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
China thump South Korea to regain Asian women's crown
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - China powered past defending champions South Korea 91-71 to win gold for the 10th time in the women's Asian basketball ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
North Korea's nuclear vows fail to sway skeptics
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il told a visiting Chinese envoy he will work to end his country's nuclear ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
China PM likely to visit North Korea in October
SEOUL (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will likely visit North Korea early next month, South Korea's foreign minister said on Thursday as senior ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
South Korea and Taiwan shares hit 14-month highs
By Eric Burroughs
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks edged up on Tuesday, with markets in South Korea and Taiwan closing at 14-month highs, as ...
Fri, September 11, 2009
South Korea says supports U.S. talks with North
By Seo Eun-kyong
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Saturday it would support direct talks between the United States and North Korea so long ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
North Korea extols "friendship" as U.S. presses sanctions
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea celebrated its founding on Wednesday by pledging to pursue friendly global relations and signaling it was still ...
Mon, September 07, 2009
Yang to fly the flag for South Korea at World Cup
BEIJING (Reuters) - Asia's first major champion Yang Yong-eun is to team up with Charlie Wi to represent South Korea at the $5.5 ...
Sun, September 06, 2009
U.S. seeks clarity from North Korea on uranium
By Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's pursuit of a second path to nuclear weapons by enriching uranium is a problem likely to ...
Thu, September 03, 2009
North Korea says in last stage of enriching uranium
By Jonathan Thatcher
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it was closer to a second way of making nuclear weapons, a move analysts ...
Tue, September 01, 2009
U.S. journalists say entered North Korea, arrested in China
By Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - Two U.S. journalists held by North Korea for illegal entry admitted they crossed into the reclusive state, but ...
Tue, September 01, 2009
North Korea sends delegation to China
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has sent a Foreign Ministry delegation to China, its biggest benefactor and only major ally, the North's KCNA news ...
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