20 May 2012, 4:04 am
SEOUL — Seven months before South Koreans elect their next president, only one thing is clear: the winner will not be the incumbent, Lee Myung Bak. Lee is constitutionally banned from seeking a second term, but the legacy of his eventful five years in office is proving critical in the fortunes o... Read More »
20 May 2012, 2:49 am
SEOUL, May 20 (Reuters) - South Korea's medium-sizedshipbuilder Sungdong Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co Ltdsaid on Sunday it has won 650 billion won ($556 million) worthof orders for 10 livestock ...... Read More »
19 May 2012, 11:30 pm
Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - South Korea made progress in its commercial space program by launching its third Earth observation satellite from a Japanese space center on Friday.... Read More »
17 May 2012, 8:45 pm
China has allowed six North Korean refugees to leave for South Korea after they spent months holed up in Seoul's consular offices in China, news reports said Friday.... Read More »
17 May 2012, 10:29 am
The United States said it will join Japan and South Korea in three-way talks in Seoul on Monday to discuss developments in North Korea following its failed rocket launch.... Read More »
17 May 2012, 3:32 am
SEOUL: South Korea has suspended the signing of agreements on military cooperation with Japan, a defence official said on Thursday, citing public sentiment.... Read More »
17 May 2012, 3:09 am
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is considering cutting its exports to Iran - mainly steel, cars and electronics - to reduce the risk of payment defaults as sanctions strangle Iran's earnings from oil exports, two sources with knowledge of the issue said. Export quotas could be imposed on products ... Read More »
17 May 2012, 12:34 am
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea on Thursday dropped Arsenal striker Park Chu-Young for next month's World Cup qualification games, amid controversy over his move to delay military service.... Read More »
16 May 2012, 10:54 pm
SEOUL, South Korea - LG Electronics Inc. has upgraded its flagship smartphone with a faster chip and a longer battery life to regain ground lost to more nimble rivals.... Read More »
16 May 2012, 8:38 pm
Seoul - South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold high-level talks in Seoul next week about developments in North Korea following its failed long-range rocket launch, a report said Thursday.... Read More »