South Korea falls short in protecting non-North Korean refugees and has yet to resolve human rights concerns regarding its National Security Law, an international watchdog group said in its annual r.. [Jan.12,2007 09:13 KST]

Officials of a South Korean construction firm will begin negotiations with kidnappers late Thursday to secure the early release of its nine South Korean employees abducted by armed insurgents in Nig.. [Jan.11,2007 16:27 KST]

The U.S. is expected to deploy a squadron of its F-117A Stealth fighters into South Korea in a routine deterrence exercise. On January 8, a spokesman at the U.S. Air Force Base in New Mexico, where.. [Jan.11,2007 15:21 KST]

A U.S. presidential envoy criticized South Korea, Russia and other countries that hire North Korean workers, arguing the wages are being diverted to the government, possible for its nuclear arms deve.. [Jan.11,2007 08:59 KST]

South Korea is doing its utmost to relocate U.S. military bases here, but the country cannot be held liable if the planned relocation is delayed, South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon said Wedn.. [Jan.10,2007 17:46 KST]

Nine South Korean workers were taken hostage Wednesday by armed insurgents in Nigeria, an official at the Foreign Ministry said. "Ten people, nine South Korean workers and one Nigerian worker,.. [Jan.10,2007 17:39 KST]

The Vietnamese government requested South Korean Ambassador at Large for women's human rights Kang Geum-sil to open a channel through which Hanoi... [Jan.10,2007 13:26 KST]

China's State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan on January 8 reported to hint that the six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons... [Jan.10,2007 13:20 KST]

An Iranian bank designated Tuesday as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has a financial relationship with North Korea that is of serious concern to the United States, the U.S. Trea.. [Jan.10,2007 08:57 KST]

The top U.S. military commander in South Korea said Friday that he would "fight" any move to delay the much-awaited relocation of U.S. forces to a base south of Seoul. "I am opposed to any deci.. [Jan.9,2007 18:32 KST]