The South Korean government said Wednesday it will delay the resumption of American beef imports after finding problems with operating procedures at U.S. meat processing facilities. The Minis.. [Jun.8,2006 11:53 KST]

Five South Korean workers were kidnapped Wednesday by unidentified armed insurgents in Nigeria, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said. They comprise three workers from Daewoo Engineering & Construction.. [Jun.7,2006 17:56 KST]

The 2006 Gwangju Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates will be held at the Kim Dae Jung Convention Center there June 15-17, with former Soviet... [Jun.7,2006 10:16 KST]

South Korean and U.S. officials agreed this week to clarify which areas need to be mulled over in order to successfully sign a free trade... [Jun.7,2006 09:18 KST]

U.S. Congress has strengthened pressure on negotiators to take a hard-line stance in the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) talks.... [Jun.5,2006 10:05 KST]

South Korea will hold the first round of negotiations with the U.S. on a bilateral free-trade agreement (FTA) in Washington June 5 through 9,... [Jun.3,2006 12:31 KST]

South Korea on Thursday called for Iran to accept a U.S. proposal to hold direct talks on its nuclear programs after first suspending its uranium-enrichment program. "We hope Iran will activel.. [Jun.2,2006 09:30 KST]

An international energy consortium for North Korea has decided to officially scrap its defunct project to build two light-water reactors in the communist state, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.. [Jun.1,2006 10:29 KST]

A group of U.N. human rights experts pressed North Korea on Wednesday to suspend the execution of a man accused of treason, saying he was tortured and sentenced to death witho.. [Jun.1,2006 10:28 KST]

South Korea's finance and economy minister plans to ask the World Bank to provide aid to reduce poverty and hardship in North Korea, a government source said Tuesday. The official at the fina.. [May.31,2006 05:57 KST]