Sihwa Lake in Gyeonggi Province has come under new ownership. The lake’s traditional dunlins and spot-billed ducks have given way to new tenants: pochards and mallards. According to a nine-year su.. [Jan.22,2007 15:25 KST]

The North Korean government has decided to continue to let Hyundai Asan be the primary tour agency for the North Korean city of Gaeseong (Kaesong), withdrawing earlier plans to stop dealing with Hyund.. [Jan.22,2007 15:24 KST]

Questions abound over earthquake safety on the Korean peninsula after a 4.8-magnitude earth shaking took place near Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on... [Jan.22,2007 14:52 KST]

Asbestos has been found in the roofing and wall materials on subway platforms of Seoul Metro Line 2. Asbestos was discovered in the Seoul subway... [Jan.22,2007 14:19 KST]

A moderate earthquake that hit South Korea's eastern region a day ago will not affect a bid by Pyeongchang, an alpine town in the area, to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, a bid committee official said.. [Jan.22,2007 09:03 KST]

A new highly-virulent bird flu case has broken out in central South Korea, despite wide-ranging quarantine efforts, government officials said Saturday. "Breeding chickens in a poultry farm in C.. [Jan.20,2007 14:38 KST]

Lee Myung-yoon, a 32-year-old paramedic at a Seoul fire station, frequently loses his balance while tending to a wounded patient. The reason is... [Jan.20,2007 14:16 KST]

The National Assembly on Friday approved President Roh Moo-hyun's nomination of a lifelong judge as the new Constitutional Court head, ending a political dispute that has left the top court post vaca.. [Jan.19,2007 21:15 KST]

South Korean hospitals and clinics have prescribed excessive doses of antibiotics to children under seven, according to a recent report. The... [Jan.19,2007 16:07 KST]

Electrical transformers containing hazardous materials deserted by U.S. forces when they closed down several bases in South Korea last July are... [Jan.18,2007 15:22 KST]