International
Written: 2011-02-09 21:27:03 / Updated: 2011-02-11 07:27:17
A South Korean fishing boat that was hijacked by Somali pirates last October has been released along with its 43 crew members. The release of the 241-ton ...
International
Written: 2011-02-09 17:55:47 / Updated: 2011-02-09 18:51:06
The government is mulling on creating memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on handling Somali pirates with nations near Somalia.
A Ministry ...
International
Written: 2011-02-09 17:44:19 / Updated: 2011-02-09 18:37:38
Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan has met with Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci to discuss collaboration in nuclear energy and other areas.
During ...
International
Written: 2011-02-09 14:45:39 / Updated: 2011-02-09 15:47:40
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the Pentagon had at one time considered attempting to overthrow the North Korean government. ...
International
Written: 2011-02-09 14:44:34 / Updated: 2011-02-09 15:32:30
North Korea is reportedly dispatching to China a large number of traders on a mission to secure food and foreign currency.
Japan’s Asahi Shimbun ...
International
Written: 2011-02-09 13:03:16 / Updated: 2011-02-09 14:12:30
The People’s Bank of China has raised its key interest rates by a quarter percentage point.
The Chinese central bank announced its decision ...
International
Written: 2011-02-09 07:52:01 / Updated: 2011-02-09 14:27:12
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says the U.S. considered intercepting North Korea’s long-range missile that was fired in 2006.
In ...
International
Written: 2011-02-08 14:27:07 / Updated: 2011-02-08 18:06:10
Seven countries including the U.S., Thailand and South Korea kicked off a joint military exercise, "Cobra Gold 2011," in Thailand on Tuesday.
This ...
International
Written: 2011-02-08 07:36:23 / Updated: 2011-02-08 17:27:32
Ancient Korean books that were looted by French soldiers in the mid-19th century will be returned to South Korea by the end of May.
South Korean ...
International
Written: 2011-02-08 07:23:31 / Updated: 2011-02-08 11:37:44
The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee (INTA) has passed a motion on the European Union’s (EU) free trade deal with South Korea.
The ...