South Korea announced Monday that it will not take any new steps to punish North Korea for its nuclear test such as fully participating in the U.S.-led nonproliferation initiative, claiming that Seo.. [Nov.13,2006 19:35 KST]

Despite U.S. pressure, South Korea decided Saturday not to expand its role in a U.S.-led non-proliferation initiative to avoid possible clashes with North Korea, government officials said. So.. [Nov.12,2006 21:29 KST]

The leading U.N. relief agency still has only 12 percent of the donations it needs to help North Korea, with Russia being the largest contributor, according to its latest resources update. The .. [Nov.11,2006 16:08 KST]

As Ban Ki-moon, the next secretary-general of the United Nations, formally stepped down on November 10 as the South Korean foreign minister,... [Nov.11,2006 14:49 KST]

Member states of the U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) forged an agreement Friday to join a pan-Asian railroad project to allow trains to move freely across Asia.. [Nov.10,2006 18:41 KST]

South Korea decided to dispatch about 100 police officers to East Timor early next year in response to a U.N. request to help resolve growing instability in the young Southeast Asian state, the poli.. [Nov.10,2006 17:22 KST]

How much of a change will be seen in dealing with security issues on the Korean peninsula following the departure of U.S. Defense Secretary Donald... [Nov.10,2006 13:34 KST]

The quality of life for South Koreans was 26th in the world, up two places from last year, according to a United Nations index. According to the 2006 Human Development Index, announced by the Uni.. [Nov.10,2006 13:14 KST]

Fourteen Korean-Americans were elected into state and city governments in Tuesday's mid-term elections, almost double the number from the previous race two years ago. There were nine winners i.. [Nov.9,2006 17:11 KST]

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun held separate summit talks chiefly on economic cooperation Wednesday with his counterparts from four African countries -- the Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Gha.. [Nov.9,2006 17:08 KST]