North Korea and China have reportedly reached agreement that visas must be obtained prior to arrival in the other country, except for visits for ’official affairs.’ Previously, travel between th.. [Aug.12,2006 11:51 KST]

Recent research revealed that one out of eight pieces of trash recovered on South Korea’s west and south coasts was from overseas. The... [Aug.12,2006 10:48 KST]

Some local media have picked up on complaints voiced by a Chinese official who recently visited South Korea. He came as part of a program... [Aug.11,2006 14:29 KST]

Two-day talks between South Korea and the United States over how to share future expenses for maintaining U.S. troops here ended Thursday without making any progress, officials at Seoul's Forei.. [Aug.10,2006 22:55 KST]

The top U.S. commander of American forces in South Korea reaffirmed the U.S. forces will remain there as long as they are wanted and expressed confidence in the ally's military capability. In .. [Aug.10,2006 19:46 KST]

Controversy is mounting over South Korea’s taking over wartime control of its military from the U.S. Wartime control is a nation’s... [Aug.10,2006 13:28 KST]

South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun said Wednesday that his government hopes to take back the wartime operational control of its military from... [Aug.9,2006 20:48 KST]

Issues surrounding the transfer of wartime operational control from the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to the South Korean military are mounting. They include the timing of the transfer, whether or n.. [Aug.9,2006 12:42 KST]

A special team within Japan’s majority Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is working on targeting North Korea’s economy by putting further economic sanctions into law. According to a report by the Yomiuri.. [Aug.9,2006 12:33 KST]

Lee Seong-hyon, freelance writer based in Beijing With China’s rise as a world economic force with growing international influence, it has... [Aug.9,2006 11:48 KST]