In 1994, Potala Palace, the symbol of Tibet, was registered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a... [Sep.29,2006 16:04 KST]

South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon won a U.N. Security Council poll for the third time on Thursday in the race to become the next U.N. secretary-general, officials here said. Ban Ki-Moon.. [Sep.29,2006 10:15 KST]

China has ordered about a dozen hotels operating on its side of a scenic mountain on the border with North Korea to stop business and leave by the year's end, hotel owners said Thursday. The ho.. [Sep.28,2006 21:17 KST]

North Korea's deputy envoy to the United Nations is expected to be replaced soon by an expert on arms reduction, diplomatic sources here said Wednesday. Han Song-ryol, deputy head of the cou.. [Sep.28,2006 17:18 KST]

The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed Thursday to resume stalled summit talks "at an appropriate time," as Japan's new prime minister has pledged to repair strained ties with Asian neighbors, S.. [Sep.28,2006 17:13 KST]

The U.S. government is reportedly considering realigning its command structure at its Osan Air Force Base in Gyeonggi Province, amid talks... [Sep.28,2006 15:35 KST]

A special U.S. fund set up to build a monument commemorating South Korean refugees massacred by U.S.-led forces during the Korean War as well as to... [Sep.28,2006 15:16 KST]

Railroads, symbols of commercialization and modernization, connect some of the most remote corners of the world. On July 1, the Qingzang Railway... [Sep.28,2006 14:52 KST]

The United States has delivered a de facto ultimatum to North Korea to rejoin the six-way talks on its nuclear program, as Seoul, Washington, and Beijing are engaged in brisk shuttle diplomacy to rev.. [Sep.27,2006 21:08 KST]

Alexander Vershbow, U.S. ambassador to Seoul, called the the transfer of wartime operational command from the U.S. to South Korea a natural... [Sep.27,2006 14:43 KST]