14-Year-Old First-Time Contender Wins National Geographic Bee
WASHINGTON -- A first-time contender from Texas won the annual National Geographic Bee Thursday in Washington, claiming the top prize in a contest tha...
WASHINGTON -- A first-time contender from Texas won the annual National Geographic Bee Thursday in Washington, claiming the top prize in a contest tha...
AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 04.10.2012
By HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — Recent satellite images show North Korea is digging a new tunnel in what appears to be pr...
AP | ALAN SCHER ZAGIER | Posted 04.02.2012
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- As American teenagers go, Sally Kim is pretty typical. She's crazy about singer Bruno Mars and the Plain White T's rock band, spends ...
AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.27.2012
SEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama, closing a nuclear security summit Tuesday, sought a thaw in the diplomatic chill with Pakistan, a c...
AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 05.25.2012
SEOUL, South Korea — Seoul warned Monday that it might shoot down a North Korean rocket if it passes over South Korean territory, as worries abo...
Amy Lennard Goehner | Posted 04.24.2012
When I walked in, it looked like a cozy tea room parlor. Several sober women amidst of sea of not-at-all-sober men whisked me upstairs and closed the sliding door. A door with panes made of paper. They guided me to the grandmother's room down the hall -- off limits to men.
Christine Ahn | Posted 04.18.2012
By redbaiting SPARK as a communist, pro-North organization, the South Korean government is trying to taint the Jeju naval base resistance and send a message to others that if they are or become involved, they too will be branded and targeted.
AP | KIM KWANG HYON | Posted 04.03.2012
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea is open to immediate talks with rival South Korea if Seoul responds to several preconditions for dialogue, ...
AP | By FOSTER KLUG | Posted 03.04.2012
SEOUL, South Korea -- A single, reunified Korea has long been a cherished dream of people on both sides of the world's most heavily fortified border. ...
Daniel Wagner | Posted 02.25.2012
It is our hope, and our expectation, that North Korea's young Mr. Kim recognizes both his limitations and the stakes involved in continuing the dangerous game of chicken his grandfather and father played with the South. In the end, the North cannot prevail.
Posted 12.09.2011
Built to maximize sunlight and outside space, Seoul's planned Cloud Towers undoubtedly took into account numerous design factors... but perhaps not th...
Linda Constant | Posted 01.14.2012
Governmental cultural diplomacy can sometimes come off as forced or out-of-touch, but K-pop is an authentic reflection and spectacle of youth culture that is impressively close to the pulse of the "global cool."
The Huffington Post | Clare Richardson | Posted 12.26.2011
As South Korea gets in the occupying spirit, the official news agency of its neighbor to the north has jumped on the demonstrations as an opportunity ...
AP | By CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 12.04.2011
NEW YORK -- New York City's got Seoul. Seeing potential in attracting more travelers from Asia, the city's tourism agency announced a partnership Mon...
AP | Posted 11.16.2011
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea says a prominent South Korean maestro has conducted two orchestras in the North in a sign of easing tensions between...
AP | ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 10.31.2011
MOUNT KUMGANG, North Korea — A rusty cargo ship festooned with welcome banners arrived Wednesday at North Korea's Diamond Mountain resort to mar...
AP | SAM KIM | Posted 10.24.2011
SEOUL, South Korea — Seoul's mayor is asking voters to reject free lunches for all elementary and middle school students in a referendum Wednesd...
Posted 10.18.2011
By J. Berkshire Miller, The Diplomat The US and South Korean governments continue to use the carrot and stick approach in their dealings with...
AOL Travel News | Posted 10.18.2011
Segregation of the sexes is making a comeback in Seoul. The South Korean capitol plans to introduce female-only subway cars in response to sexual assa...
Posted 10.15.2011
It's a production of Ray Gallery, which focuses mostly on the Asian city and has at least five videos filmed there. But, their one video on Hawaii is ...
Christian Science Monitor | Charles Usher | Posted 09.04.2011
If you're looking for the world's best breakdancers you won't find them in New York. Although hip-hop is now a globalized culture, breakdancing -- ...
AP/The Huffington Post | By ESTHER HONG | Posted 08.15.2011
SEOUL, South Korea -- For many, the stark structure built by the Japanese and then taken over by South Korea's military is a reminder of a painful col...
AP | FOSTER KLUG | Posted 08.03.2011
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea vowed Friday to launch "retaliatory military actions" against South Korea, a threat that came days after Seoul ...
Posted 07.11.2011
South Koreans took to the streets this week in honor of what is believed to be Buddha's 2,555th birthday. In Korea, Buddha's birthday reportedly ...
ReutersNorth Korean leader ready to restart talks on any issue: Carter | Posted 06.28.2011
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is willing to hold talks without preconditions on "any" issue, former President Jimmy Carter sai...
AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.24.2012