Return of Park Tae-hwan

2011-07-31

Swimmer Park Tae-hwan won the men's 400-meter freestyle race at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China on Sunday. His performance ...

Unusual Climate on Korean Peninsula

2011-07-31

The monsoon has ended but heavy torrential rain pounded capital Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and northern Gangwon Province in the last week of July ...

NK-US Talks in New York

2011-07-29

During Thursday’s talks in New York, the U.S. delegation reportedly cited that North Korea’s uranium enrichment program runs counter to the September ...

Prospects for 6-Party Nuke Talks After S-N Dialogue

2011-07-29

Asiana Cargo Plane Crash

2011-07-28

The Asiana Airline's Boeing 747 cargo plane disappeared from the radars at around four a.m. Thursday as it headed towards Jeju Airport after experiencing ...

Heavy Rain Pounds Seoul, Gyeonggi

2011-07-27

Beginning Tuesday afternoon, heavy rain between 30 and 70 millimeters per hour pounded Seoul and the northern parts of Gyeonggi Province. The downpour ...

Upcoming NK-US Meeting

2011-07-26

State Department Spokesman Victoria Nuland’s remarks came Monday after U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt ...

Inter-Korean Talks on Geumgang Tour

2011-07-25

Geumgang Tour South Korean tours to the scenic mountain resort were halted when a South Korean tourist was shot to death at Geumgang in 2008. ...

Return of Makgeolli

2011-07-24

The traditional Korean rice wine "makgeolli" is posting rising sales. Makgeolli has for the first time in 16 years surpassed the ten percent level ...

Free School Lunch Bill Put to Vote

2011-07-24

The Seoul Metropolitan Government says a decision on providing free school meals will be put to a public vote. Voters can choose between two plans, ...