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A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said. Complete Story...
A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.
South Korea's foreign minister ruled out Friday additional negotiations with the United States over a free trade agreement, a day after presidents of the two countries vowed cooperation to push the stalled deal forward.
South Korea's telecommunications regulator cleared the way Wednesday for the launch of Apple's iPhone, amid reports the hit device could reach consumers by the end of this month.
South Korea announced its first greenhouse gas reduction target Tuesday, pledging to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases by 4 percent below 2005 levels by 2020.
A South Korean fishing boat flipped over after colliding with a much larger Hong Kong cargo ship, killing four fishermen and leaving three others missing, officials said Sunday.
About 200 South Koreans rallied Saturday to protest a government plan to send troops to Afghanistan, days ahead of a visit to Seoul by President Barack Obama.
South Korean police and fire officials on Sunday investigated the cause of a fire that raced through an indoor shooting gallery, killing 10 people including eight Japanese tourists.
South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low for the ninth straight month Thursday, pledging to maintain low borrowing rates to help extend a recovery in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
South Korean pop star Rain says he drew inspiration from fellow Asian stars who successfully crossed over to Hollywood when he prepared for his first leading role in an American film.
Tens of thousands of South Korean workers rallied Saturday to protest the government's plan to begin implementing contentious labor laws.
South Korea on Friday ratified a free trade deal with India that promises to slash tariffs on goods and services between two of Asia's biggest economies.
A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test.
The ousted chairman of South Korea's oldest conglomerate, the Doosan Group, was found dead in an apparent suicide, a news report said Wednesday.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday corporate spending on information technology will not recover to levels seen in recent years before the global economic slowdown.
Former South Korean spy chief Lee Hu-rak, who brokered the signing of a historic 1972 peace document with North Korea following a secret trip to Pyongyang, died Saturday. He was 85.
South Korea announced plans to send troops to Afghanistan to protect its civilian aid workers, two years after withdrawing its forces following a fatal hostage crisis.
Samsung Electronics Co. said third-quarter net profit tripled to a record amid higher prices for computer memory chips and increased sales of consumer products from flat screen televisions to mobile phones.
South Korea's economy grew at its fastest pace in over seven years in the third quarter amid strength in manufacturing and capital spending as Asian countries lead the global recovery.
A South Korean stem cell scientist once hailed as a hero for bringing hope to people with incurable diseases and creating the world's first cloned dog was convicted Monday on criminal charges related to faked research, but avoided jail.
Kia Motors Corp. said net profit swelled to a record 402 billion won ($339 million) in the third quarter boosted by a weak South Korean won and global efforts to spur demand for vehicles, sending its shares sharply higher.
Hynix Semiconductor Inc. recorded its first quarterly net profit in two years as prices for memory chips rose in a rapidly recovering market.
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest automaker and a growing force in the global industry, said third-quarter net profit more than tripled to a record high amid sharply higher sales.
Toyota is making a push into South Korea — the home market of international rival Hyundai Motor Co. — introducing four models including the Camry and Prius while downplaying the move as a direct challenge to domestic automakers.
Top EU and South Korean trade officials signed a free trade deal Thursday which the EU said could boost trade between the two by euro19 billion ($28 billion).
Pope to apologise for sex scandalPope Benedict XVI has said he will apologise for decades of sexual abuse of children by Australian priests.
Peace will elude us until Arab world accepts the reality of Israel | The AustralianGiven the fact that Israel has existed for 60 years I know this sounds bizarre
Austrians quiz Cellar Captive.Legal authorities in Austria have begun questioning Elisabeth Fritzl, the woman who was held captive in a cellar for 24 years by her father, Josef.
Aspiring U.N. Chief Is a Harmonizer, Not a Rock Star - LA TimesWhen Ban Ki-moon was in high school in South Korea in 1962, he won a speech contest and was invited to the White House to meet President Kennedy. When a journalist there asked him what he wanted to do, he said, "I want to become a diplomat."
OhmyNews and 21st Century Journalism - OhmyNews InternationalIn this article I give some background about how OhmyNews, an online newspaper in South Korea, which pioneered citizen jounalism, began.
There's an important story about South Korean netizens and their ability to uncover fraud in science that has recently been hidden behind the headlines.
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