A high evaluation for South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon in four straw polls will no doubt help in his drive to secure a position as the... [Oct.4,2006 13:40 KST]

After solidifying his position to become the next U.N. secretary-general, South Korea's foreign minister, Ban Ki-moon, thanked U.N. council members Tuesday for supporting his candidacy and cautious.. [Oct.3,2006 22:08 KST]

North Korea said Tuesday it will conduct a nuclear test in the future, claiming it is compelled to do so due to U.S. hostility. "Firstly, the field of scientific research of the DPRK will in t.. [Oct.3,2006 19:07 KST]

The United States may be forced to scale back its military capabilities in South Korea if Seoul doesn't agree to pay more for hosting American troops on its soil, a senior Pentagon official said Mon.. [Oct.3,2006 16:48 KST]

South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon emerged as the near-certain successor to Kofi Annan as the U.N. secretary-general after he comfortably won the fourth and last informal poll in the U.N. Secu.. [Oct.3,2006 09:40 KST]

South Korea and the United States have failed to agree on a timetable for the transfer of wartime operational control on the Korean Peninsula due to their different assessments of Seoul's military c.. [Oct.2,2006 20:58 KST]

With October 1 marking the 57th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, North Korea and China are stressing the need for a... [Oct.2,2006 14:16 KST]

A summit broadly agreed upon by South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to take place in Seoul early next week after the three-day Chuseok holidays end, go.. [Oct.1,2006 21:19 KST]

As North Korea congratulated China on its 57th founding anniversary on Saturday, its leader Kim Jong-il pledged to develop friendship and cooperation with the ally. Relations between China and.. [Sep.30,2006 16:39 KST]

South Korea plans to purchase a surface-to-air missile system from a U.S. manufacturer for deployment by as early as 2008, South Korean and U.S. officials said Friday. The Defense Security Coo.. [Sep.30,2006 16:27 KST]