http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/South_KoreaFind stories, videos, and photos about South Korea from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:05:11 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/South_Korea14433Find stories, videos, and photos about South Korea from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/koreas.naval.clash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/koreas.naval.clash/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth and South Korea said their naval forces clashed Tuesday in disputed waters, and each blamed the other for what is the first such violent incident in seven years.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/26/asia.eosk/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/26/asia.eosk/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN takes an in-depth look at South Korea, including how the nation is working to become a brand leader on an international scale and on how the nation is recovering from the global economic recession.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/eco.dmz.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/eco.dmz.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile the world remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, one frontier of the Cold War remains intact; the demilitarized zone that separates North and South Korea.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/01/news/economy/broadband_internet_connection/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/01/news/economy/broadband_internet_connection/index.htmSouth Korea leads the world in providing broadband services, according to a study released on Thursday. The United States did not make the top 10.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/26/koreas.reunion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/26/koreas.reunion/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome families long separated by the Korean War saw their loved ones Saturday for the first time in years near the border between North and South Korea.Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/koreas.normalization/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/koreas.normalization/index.html#cnnSTCTextCross-border traffic between North and South Korea returned to normal Tuesday, ending eight months of restrictions imposed by the North, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/koreas.reunion.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/koreas.reunion.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth and South Korea reached an agreement Friday on reunions for families separated for decades by the Korean War, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/south.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/south.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea's space program suffered a blow Tuesday after a satellite launched from its first space rocket failed to reach proper orbit, a science official said.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/koreas.reunion.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/koreas.reunion.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth and South Korea will hold three days of talks on reunions for families torn apart by the Korean War and divisions between the two countries, South Korea's Unification Ministry said Tuesday.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday met with a visiting North Korean delegation, and received a message from the North's reclusive leader Kim Jong Il, according South Korea's state media.Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/south.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/south.korea.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea's first rocket launch has been delayed because of a technical glitch, the country's official news agency reported.Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/south.korea.kim.respirator/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/south.korea.kim.respirator/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former South Korea president who won the Nobel Peace Prize for fostering better relations between North and South Korea has been placed on a respirator in a hospital, a news agency reported Thursday.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/north.south.korea.ultimatum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/north.south.korea.ultimatum/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea Friday unilaterally informed South Korea that all contracts relating to a jointly-run industrial complex along their border are null and void, according to South Korean officials.Fri, 15 May 2009 11:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/north.korea.south.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/north.korea.south.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextDetails emerged Wednesday from the first government-to-government talks between the two Koreas in more than a year.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/koreas.airlines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/koreas.airlines/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korean commercial airlines have rerouted their planes after North Korea said it could not guarantee the safety of flights near its airspace.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/19/clinton.koreas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/19/clinton.koreas/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in South Korea on Thursday on the third leg of her four-nation tour of Asia.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/16/n.korea.satellite/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/16/n.korea.satellite/index.html#cnnSTCTextDenying recent intelligence suggesting it is preparing to test a long-range missile, North Korea signaled Monday it is gearing up to launch a satellite, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/north.korea.south.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/north.korea.south.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea said Friday it has nullified all political and military agreements with South Korea, an extreme move that could raise tensions between the neighbors and lead to a military clash, South Korean state-run media reported.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/13/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/13/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea has said it will send a delegation of nuclear experts to North Korea this week to survey its unused nuclear fuel rods and possibly buy them.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:03:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1854373,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1854373,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il appears to have recovered enough from a stroke to run the country without difficulty, South Korea's spy chief told lawmakers Tuesday.Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853872,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853872,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWorking-level military officers from North Korea and South Korea met Monday to discuss improving their lines of communication amid strained ties between the divided nations, officials said.Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/s.korea.stabbing.spree/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/s.korea.stabbing.spree/index.html#cnnSTCTextA financially strapped South Korean man went on an arson and stabbing rampage in Seoul on Monday, leaving six people dead and seven others wounded, police said.Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851853,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851853,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSouth Korea's government and private analysts questioned media reports Sunday that North Korea was poised to make an important announcement possibly concerning the health of its leader, Kim Jong IlSun, 19 Oct 2008 22:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847437,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847437,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe "Nation's Actress" is found dead in her apartment after being attacked by aggressive online rumorsMon, 06 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/korea.blind.masseurs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/korea.blind.masseurs/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice in South Korea have arrested 26 blind masseurs who were threatening to jump from a bridge to protest a government decision they say will rob them of their livelihood.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/skorea.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/skorea.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextA fire at a boarding house early Friday killed five men and one woman, injuring 11 other people, South Korea's Yonhap news service reported.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820559,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820559,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe American colonel tried to stall, but the declassified record shows he finally told his South Korean counterpart it "would be permitted" to machine-gun 3,500 political prisoners, to keep them from joining approaching enemy forces during the Korean WarSun, 06 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/skorea.beef/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/skorea.beef/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of protesters battled riot police in downtown Seoul early Sunday morning after a rally opposing South Korea's decision to import U.S. beef turned violent. More than 100 were wounded, the state news agency reported.Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/skorea.beef/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/skorea.beef/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea's government said Wednesday it would resume imports of American beef this week, hoping to move on from a crisis that battered the pro-U.S. administration with weeks of anti-government protests over food safety.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1816968,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1816968,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAll U.S. beef exported to South Korea will come from cattle less than 30 months old, officials said Saturday, in a deal made to placate South Korean protestersSat, 21 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/south.korea.beef/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/south.korea.beef/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korean President Lee Myung-bak plans to shake up his cabinet this week after massive protests, triggered by a deal his government reached to resume U.S. beef imports, the state news agency reported Monday.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/03/korea.beef/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/03/korea.beef/index.html#cnnSTCTextNo U.S. beef will exported to South Korea until the countries agree on limiting shipments to meat from cattle of a certain age, South Korea's agriculture minister said Tuesday.Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/skorea.usbeef/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/skorea.usbeef/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea will open its market to most U.S. beef, a senior government official said Thursday, according to state media.Thu, 29 May 2008 10:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/skorea.madcow/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/skorea.madcow/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea's president has apologized on national television for failing to take on board concerns in his country about mad cow disease.Thu, 22 May 2008 12:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/koreas.defector/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/koreas.defector/index.html#cnnSTCTextA North Korean soldier defected across the demilitarized zone and sought asylum in South Korea on Sunday, according to a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman.Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1732197,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1732197,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSouth Korea agreed to resume U.S. beef imports that had been halted over mad cow disease, clearing a key hurdle to a broader trade deal with WashingtonFri, 18 Apr 2008 16:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/skorea.usbeef/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/skorea.usbeef/index.html#cnnSTCTextHours before a U.S.-South Korean summit, the two nations have reached an agreement that could clear the way for South Korea to resume imports of U.S. beef, a South Korean news agency reported Friday.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/koreas.military/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/koreas.military/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea cut off dialogue with South Korea on Thursday, claiming the peninsula was on the brink of another war.Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/12/20/skorea.telematics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/12/20/skorea.telematics/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn South Korea, telematics is big business. If it sounds like a buzzword to advertise the latest purveyor of high-tech must-have gadgets, its etymology is no less firmly rooted: "tele" means remote; "matics" means information. Cruising right alongside wireless broadband and DMB (Digital Media Broadcast) cell phones, telematics refers more specifically to automobiles receiving remote information from commercial service providers. These services could include Global Positioning System (GPS), on-demand entertainment, Internet and Web access, or weather and traffic conditions.Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/01/28/skorea.wired/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/01/28/skorea.wired/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korean Chang Won-kim was always a writer and a tech-head, so he quite naturally entered the blogosphere in 2005. His English-language, technology-themed, Seoul-based blog Web 2.0 Asia was inspired by both the need and the personal ambition to convey the evolving state of South Korea's all-too-domestic online industry to the rest of the world.Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:06:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1716953,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1716953,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile he was mayor of Seoul, Lee Myung Bak was known for thinking big. He'll need his ambition more than ever as PresidentMon, 25 Feb 2008 14:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/eco.talking.watts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/eco.talking.watts/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith oil peaking at $100 a barrel, the world energy crisis continues to push countries to develop alternatives to handle depleting fossil fuel sources. Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/skorea.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/skorea.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextA massive fire swept through a newly constructed warehouse in Icheon, South Korea Monday, burning for several hours and setting off a series of explosions that killed 40 workers inside, fire officials have told CNN.Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/12/23/digital.charity/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/12/23/digital.charity/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea has long enjoyed some of the fastest and most widely available broadband Internet access on the planet. Top online gamers are bona-fide TV celebrities, and long before MySpace, there was South Korea's Cyworld, a social networking site launched back in 1999.Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/korea.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/korea.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTextFourteen seamen were missing Tuesday after a ship carrying nitric acid sank off the coast of South Korea in rough seas, maritime police said, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/20/skorea.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/20/skorea.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea's last presidential election, in December, 2002, took place against a backdrop of escalating tension on the Korean peninsula over North Korea's nuclear program and the Bush administration's refusal to negotiate with Pyongyang. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:12:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1696910,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1696910,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLee Myung Bak sweeps to victory in South Korea's presidential election on promises to revitalize the economyThu, 20 Dec 2007 03:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1692983,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1692983,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThousands of people used shovels and buckets in a massive operation Sunday to clean up the South Korea's largest oil spill, which blackened beaches along the country's western coast.Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691209,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691209,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe front-runner in the country's presidential race is cleared of fraud allegations, thus averting a setback that could have cost him the upcoming electionWed, 05 Dec 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/eosk.hdcinema/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/eosk.hdcinema/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs South Korea's Pusan International Film Festival -- widely recognized as Asia's most important film showcase and market -- wraps up its 12th year, one thing has become apparent, at least for the domestic industry: High Definition filmmaking hasn't quite reached the omnipresent proportions many believed it would have by now.Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/21/eosk.emails/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/21/eosk.emails/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea is reputed to be the most wired country in the world. CNN has asked readers to weigh in on the topic. How is technology affecting daily life in South Korea, and influencing the rest of the world? Below is a selection of responses, some of which have been edited for length and clarity:Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/eosk.video/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/eosk.video/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea is reputed to be the most wired country in the world -- broadband Internet in almost every household and every primary, junior and high school; free television broadcasts on cell phones; professional online gamers with rock-star status; humanoids replacing hosts, clerks, nannies and sentries; 17 million members on Cyworld; and a robot in every home by 2020.Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/10/01/eosk.futuretech/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/10/01/eosk.futuretech/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith its anonymous skyline and mind-numbing traffic, Seoul may not seem like a sci-fi city. And yet it's blazing one very high-tech trail.Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/skorea.degrees.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/skorea.degrees.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea's top universities said this week they will set up a system to detect academic fraud after a disc jockey, a revered Buddhist monk and an aging actress were swept up in a fake-degree scandal.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/nkorea.floods.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/nkorea.floods.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's neighbors and international aid agencies sought Thursday to help the impoverished country cope with floods that have decimated large swaths of farmland, endangering citizens already struggling with food shortages.Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/13/skorea.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/13/skorea.us/index.htmlSouth Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun sits down for a summit meeting with President George W. Bush on Thursday at a time when the security alliance between the two countries that has helped maintain stability in Northeast Asia for more than half a century faces unprecedented challenges.Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/18/iraq.korea/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/18/iraq.korea/index.htmlSouth Korea -- a major supporter of President Bush's Iraq policy -- has announced plans to pull a third of its troops out of Iraq in 2006, a National Security Council spokesman said Thursday.Fri, 18 Nov 2005 05:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/18/skorea.shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/18/skorea.shooting/index.htmlA South Korean soldier stationed along the Korean demilitarized zone has gone on a shooting rampage, killing 8 of his colleagues, the nation's defense ministry has reported.Sun, 19 Jun 2005 01:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/korea.ships/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/korea.ships/index.htmlFor the first time in over two decades, a North Korean ship docked in a South Korean port Sunday, the start of a series of voyages to pick up fertilizer donated to North Korea by the South Korean government.Sun, 22 May 2005 11:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/05/21/stem.cell.reaction/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/05/21/stem.cell.reaction/index.htmlA breakthrough in human embryonic stem cell research by scientists in South Korea has been hailed as ground-breaking, with the potential to fight a host of ailments, but some people have raised ethical concerns.Sat, 21 May 2005 09:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/korea.navy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/korea.navy/index.htmlSouth Korea's military will ask North Korea to return a small boat that ignored warning shots and crossed into Northern waters.Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/03/31/spark.cybergaming/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/03/31/spark.cybergaming/index.htmlIt's a cold Tuesday night in South Korea and tens of thousands of people are staying indoors to watch online gaming matches on television.Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/03/31/spark.mobile.banking/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/03/31/spark.mobile.banking/index.htmlBig money is changing hands every day in South Korea, and a large percentage of it is happening at the touch of a cellphone button.Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:29:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/03/21/8254835/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/03/21/8254835/index.htmIn late February when South Korea's central bank said that it was planning to shift some assets out of U.S. Treasuries and into other currencies, the disclosure set off a day of panic selling in th...Mon, 21 Mar 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/26/skorea.helicopter/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/26/skorea.helicopter/index.htmlA U.S. soldier died and a second was wounded when a military helicopter crashed on Saturday while conducting a training exercise in South Korea, officials said.Sat, 26 Feb 2005 07:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/22/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/22/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmNews that a number of central banks indicated they would diversify their reserves out of Treasuries and into other investments such as the euro sent the dollar tumbling Tuesday, and pressured bonds as well.Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/skorea.capital/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/skorea.capital/index.htmlSouth Korea has confirmed it will move its future seat of government to a rural site south of its capital Seoul.Wed, 11 Aug 2004 09:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/korea.defectors/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/korea.defectors/index.htmlA second wave of defectors believed to be North Koreans has arrived in the South in a secretive mass defection that has seen the refugees flown in from an unidentified Southeast Asian nation.Wed, 28 Jul 2004 04:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/20/skorea.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/20/skorea.iraq/index.htmlSouth Korea says it will go ahead with its plan to deploy thousands of troops to Iraq despite a televised threat from militants to kill a South Korean hostage.Mon, 21 Jun 2004 02:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/18/skorea.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/18/skorea.iraq/index.htmlSouth Korea will begin deploying more than 3,600 troops to the Erbil region of northern Iraq in August.Fri, 18 Jun 2004 09:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/03/koreas.agree/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/03/koreas.agree/index.htmlNorth and South Korea have agreed to set up a military hotline in a step towards easing tensions along their heavily fortified border.Fri, 04 Jun 2004 03:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/skorea.troops/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/skorea.troops/index.htmlThe United States has notified South Korea and Japan it plans to move about 3,600 troops from South Korea to Iraq, senior Pentagon officials confirmed to CNN.Mon, 17 May 2004 22:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/skorea.fridayvote/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/skorea.fridayvote/index.htmlSouth Korea's government has pledged economic and political stability Friday, a day after parliamentary elections which saw the pro-government Uri Party win a slim majority.Fri, 16 Apr 2004 02:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/skorea.govt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/skorea.govt/index.htmlSouth Korea's main opposition Grand National Party conceded defeat in the country's parliamentary election Thursday to the pro-government Uri Party, which is allied with impeached President Roh Moo-hyun.Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/korea.politics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/korea.politics/index.htmlThe impeachment of South Korea's president has prompted the cancellation of economic talks planned Monday, after South Korea refused a request by North Korea to hold them in Pyongyang.Mon, 15 Mar 2004 02:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/korea.roh.goh/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/korea.roh.goh/index.htmlSouth Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun has began forming his legal defense team amid huge protests against his impeachment.Sun, 14 Mar 2004 05:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/korea.interimprez/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/korea.interimprez/index.htmlSouth Korea's Prime Minister Goh Kun has urged citizens to remain calm after taking over as interim head of state following an unprecedented impeachment vote against President Roh Moo-hyun.Sat, 13 Mar 2004 05:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/skorea.roh.vote/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/skorea.roh.vote/index.htmlSEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's National Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to impeach President Roh Moo-hyun by 193-2, amid dramatic scenes as rival politicians physically battled on the floor of parliament.Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/nkorea.talks.update/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/nkorea.talks.update/index.htmlNorth and South Korea have agreed to hold high-level military talks on the North's nuclear weapons program and "ease" military tension.Thu, 05 Feb 2004 02:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/14/skorea.fm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/14/skorea.fm/index.htmlSouth Korea's Foreign Minister Yoon Young-kwan has resigned from his post amid a flap over President Roh Moo-hyun's foreign policy.Wed, 14 Jan 2004 02:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/28/74622/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/28/74622/index.htm^ With Saddam Hussein to worry about, you might expect the Saudis to shelve any foreign forays of their own. Not a bit. State-owned Saudi Arabian Oil has announced a $1.4 billion joint venture that...Mon, 28 Jan 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/05/72058/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/05/72058/index.htm''To use a crass analogy, we're saying to the South Koreans: 'If you settle out of court with us, you can plea-bargain for a lesser term, but if you take us to court, just remember that we'll be th...Mon, 05 Jun 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/09/01/84690/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/09/01/84690/index.htmMONEY FLASH Thu, 01 Sep 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/05/01/83866/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/05/01/83866/index.htmSouth Korea is proving to be a canny marketer of gold coins. The first edition of its minting for the 1988 Summer Olympics, to be held in Seoul, was introduced in March and has already drawn strong...Fri, 01 May 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/06/09/67671/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/06/09/67671/index.htmTHE DOLLAR'S steeper-than-expected drop should be eliciting hallelujahs in American boardrooms. Instead it is barely evoking sighs of relief. True, many U.S. companies are seeing their foreign subs...Mon, 09 Jun 1986 04:01:00 EDT