South Korea News

South Koreans are generally thought of as being relatively well of. It rapid industrialisation since the 1960's has substantially raised living standards.

The last time The Ahn Trio was here in February 2002, the trio of South Korean sisters played an all-classical program for the Artist Series.

A Camp Carroll soldier has been sentenced to three years in prison for raping a South Korean woman at her home last summer.

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak in Doha yesterday.

A delegation of South Korean lawmakers has crossed the tense border with North Korea to visit a joint factory park seen as the last major symbol of reconciliation between the rivals.

A screen capture from the Korean Central Broadcasting Station shows a limousine carrying a portrait of Kim Jong Il, the late North Korean leader, as it leads a procession en route to the state funeral in Pyongayang, North Korea.

South Korea Parliamentary Speaker Park Hee-tae resigned yesterday amid an ongoing investigation into claims he bribed fellow lawmakers in the 2008 ruling party leadership election.

The annual World Bank Doing Business report assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 183 economies, ranking each on the basis of various criteria including ease of starting a business, insolvency resolution, cross-border trade and the ease of paying taxes.

It is reported that the local police arbitrarily arrested and detained villagers and rights defenders and have taken legal actions against them for their peaceful demonstration as the protester's demands are related to opposing the construction of naval base there.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah , South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak and his wife Kim Yoon-ok attend the 27th Janadriya festival on the outskirts of Riyadh on Wednesday.

U.S. pop diva Lady Gaga has decided to kick off her 2012-13 world tour at Olympic Stadium in Seoul because she wants to interact with enthusiastic Korean fans, a tour promoter in Seoul said.

Experts say demand to scrap FTA pact would seriously damage Korea's credibility The Korea-U.S. free trade pact has resurfaced as a hot-button issue ahead of the April 11 general elections as the liberal opposition parties vow to scrap it should disputed clauses not be renegotiated.

Personally, the first thing I do when I get into a New York City yellow cab is turn off or press the mute button on that "smart" advertising that automatically pops up on the little interactive touch screen facing the back seat.

SEOUL, South Korea Every night, hundreds of visitors at the famous Lotte World theme park in Seoul gather at the Garden Stage to watch an all-Filipino band perform and sing Korean and English songs.

The competition to sell the Israel Air Force advanced combat trainers moved up a notch this week after South Korean President Lee Myung-bak sent a letter to President Shimon Peres regarding the deal, In the letter, Lee praised the ongoing defense cooperation between the two countries and referred to the trainer competition as an example of how to ... (more)

According to Gaga's Twitter post, the Born This Way Ball will kick off April 27 at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, and then visit Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia.

Herbal cosmetic products, shampoos and even red ginseng spa popular A housewife in her early 50s, Kim Jung-won has been using Sulwhasoo's Snowise UV Protection Cream ever since she first spotted it at a local shop about 10 years ago.

The Korea Times is reporting that while it has will allow 86,000 historical M1 Garand rifles to be imported from South Korea, the Obama administration continues to block the importation of some 600,000 M1 Carbines because "they come with a magazine that can carry multiple rounds." Washington has agreed to allow the importation of M1 Garand rifles ... (more)

MANILA, Philippines The cast and crew of the upcoming film feature, "Kimmy Dora and The Temple of Kiyeme," have just finished work in Seoul and are on their way back to Manila.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has pledged to ensure a stable supply of oil to South Korea, which is under pressure from the United States to reduce purchases from Iran, a report said on Wednesday.