International
Written: 2009-11-19 08:13:05 / Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
France’s Le Figaro says South Korea will join the ranks of advanced nations through its hosting of the G20 summit next year.
The daily said Thursday ...
International
Written: 2009-11-19 07:57:20 / Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the nomination of Robert King as special envoy for North Korean human rights.
King ...
International
Written: 2009-11-19 07:47:46 / Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
The captain of a chemical tanker with a crew of 28 North Koreans that was hijacked by pirates in waters off Somalia on Monday has reportedly died of ...
International
Written: 2009-11-18 13:54:00 / Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
A leading U.S. expert on North Korean affairs says that paranoia is one of the prevailing aspects of North Korean culture.
Merrily Baird said ...
International
Written: 2009-11-18 13:39:07 / Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
U.S. Congressman Sander Levin says the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement must be revised before it's put up for congressional discussion. ...
International
Written: 2009-11-18 08:05:37 / Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama may visit North Korea sometime next month in a bid to resolve the issue of Japanese abductees in the North. ...
International
Written: 2009-11-18 07:48:36 / Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
The government decided in a Cabinet meeting Tuesday to reduce the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent from the levels currently predicted ...
International
Written: 2009-11-18 07:34:16 / Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Human Rights Watch is urging U.S. President Barack Obama to take a strong stance on North Korean human rights issues during talks in South Korea this ...
International
Written: 2009-11-17 17:38:21 / Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao are calling for the resumption of the long-stalled six-party nuclear talks.
Obama ...
International
Written: 2009-11-17 09:06:37 / Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
The number of Korean students studying at U.S. universities increased again last year to hit a record figure.
The U.S. Institute of International ...