Batsiushka Hanna of Belarus competes during the women's 63kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, north of Seoul, South Korea, Nov.

South Korean president Lee Myung-bak said Friday that he is ready to meet with his DPRK counterpart Kim Jong-il "anytime and anywhere" to resolve the nuclear issue.

A convicted serial murderer on death row died yesterday after hanging himself in his prison cell, government officials said, suspecting he took his own life because of worry over public opinion urging enforcement of death sentences.

They've escaped the most repressive regime in the world, but for many North Korean refugees, life outside their closed, totalitarian country is still not easy.

The fallout from Dubai's debt crisis rippled across the globe Friday, raising concerns of another wave of financial turmoil and showing how vulnerable the world economy remains despite signs of recovery.

Le Kyu-Hyung, Republic of Korea Ambassador to Armenia . During the meeting, parties discussed issues concerning Armenian Speaker's upcoming visit to Korea, scheduled for December 1-2. Parties agreed that an Armenian senior official's first visit to Korea would contribute to the development of bilateral cooperation.

Jeju Air Co., South Korea's top budget carrier, said Thursday that it will launch a new Japanese route linking Gimpo, a city on the western outskirts of Seoul, with the Japanese city of Osaka, Yonhap news agency reported.

On November 19, 2009 President Obama and President Lee Myung-Bak of the Republic of Korea held a joint press conference.

South Korea's Constitutional Court struck down a decades-old law Thursday that had punished men for making false promises of marriage to engage in sex with women.

The South Korean Ministry of Defence's procurement agency has now accepted the first delivery of six ARTHUR Weapon Locating Radar systems from Saab.

Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , met Liang Guanglie, Chinese Defense Minister, here on Wednesday.

SOUTH Korea is planning to give favors to Chinese tourists to mark the Visit China Year in 2010 and Visit Korea Year in 2012, its tourism authorities said in Shanghai yesterday.

As part of the Seoul government's effort to make the city more accessible for women, it has created thousands of parking spaces just for women.

China and North Korea have vowed to strengthen their defense alliance that was first "sealed in blood" when they fought together in the Korean War.

Kelly Olsen SEOUL, South Korea - The Associated Press Published on Tuesday, Nov.

Pyongyang has apparently suggested the two Koreas hold working-level talks to discuss resuming the suspended tours to Mount Kumgang, but the South Korean government has yet to take a stance on the proposal.

A Swedish automaker has withdrawn its bid to buy the operations. General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson listens to a question during a news conference at the GM Daewoo auto plant in Incheon, South Korea.

Representatives of African nations talk with each other during a South Korea-Africa cooperation forum in Seoul yesterday.

There were only a few hours left before Air Force One was scheduled to depart for the flight home.

"I think the package overall is a very good deal for both of us," Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon said of South Korea's free trade agreement with the United States.