North Korea's official news media confirmed Friday that the communist country has resumed joint efforts to recover the remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War.   The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) citing a spokesman for the country's armed forces said Nort

North Korea Nov. 11, 2011

A South Korean civilian relief group with ties to the Unification Church said Friday that it plans to send 300 tons of flour to North Korea early next week.   The Ambassadors for Peace said the flour will be sent to a children's home in a town in North Pyeongan Province near the border wit

North Korea Nov. 11, 2011

   The government on Friday banned the sale of six types of sterilizers used in household humidifiers because they may have caused the mysterious hardening of lung tissue that killed nine people this year.   The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said detaile

Technology Nov. 11, 2011

South Korea’s top economic policymaker said Saturday that the government should continue its efforts to strengthen fiscal health to prepare for any possible future crisis. “In preparation for another economic crisis and potential fiscal challenges stemming from the low birthrate and aging population

Oct. 23, 2011

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest automaker, said Sunday that total car exports to Latin America reached 2 million units, fueled by competitiveness in quality and successful marketing efforts.The company said the milestone, which was reached on Saturday with the loading of 800 Tucson ix sport

Mobility Oct. 23, 2011

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) _ Cries of panic and horror filled the air as a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 138 people as buildings pancaked and crumpled into rubble. The death toll was expected to rise as rescuers sifted through the rubble and reached outlying villages.Tens

World News Oct. 23, 2011

South Korea’s central bank will resume its efforts to raise the interest rate if a set of external economic uncertainties are reduced, its chief has said.Bank of Korea policymakers face a dilemma in how to deal with lingering inflation concerns and heightened economic uncertainty sparked by dimmer g

Oct. 23, 2011

Korea’s economic growth rate is forecast at far below the estimated inflation gain this year, data showed on Sunday, raising fears that the country might be entering an era of a chronically slow growth. According to the data by the Korea Center of International Finance, 10 foreign investment banks p

Oct. 23, 2011

   Choi Kyoung-ju claimed his own tournament on home soil Sunday, taking the inaugural the CJ Invitational Hosted by K.J. Choi with a final round comeback.   Choi shot a five-under 67 in the final round at Haesley Nine Bridges in Yeoju, about 105 kilometers south of Seoul, for a

Golf Oct. 23, 2011

   BUSAN (Yonhap) -- The SK Wyverns defeated the Lotte Giants 8-4 in the deciding fifth game of the second round of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) playoff on Sunday, reaching the championship Korean Series for a record fifth straight year.   At the Giants' home Sajik Stadi

Baseball Oct. 23, 2011

Experts call for government to sign more currency swaps with the U.S., ChinaThe expanded currency swap between South Korea and Japan is likely to bolster the value of the Korean won and help reduce its volatility, local brokerages said Thursday. Korea and Japan announced on Wednesday their agreement

Oct. 20, 2011

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday said nothing had been decided over whether to file a preliminary injunction against Apple’s iPhone 4S in South Korea, amid intensifying speculation that a sales ban is likely.If implemented, such a ban would likely have a huge impact on the local handset market. T

Technology Oct. 20, 2011

Fahad Al Attiya, chairman of the Qatar National Food Security Program, said a systematic effort was needed to tackle expanding desertification in order to protect the environment. “Qatar, a small country, has been exposed to drought, land degradation and desertification and has withstood its impact

Oct. 19, 2011

Financial firms rebut mounting criticism over compensationKorea’s financial regulators continued their push to force the local financial industry to shape up, but changed their tone, mindful of excessive meddling in the private sector.The industry is under fire for getting away with large paychecks

Oct. 19, 2011