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U.S. will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea: Kerry
SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry dismissed as "unacceptable by any standard" weeks of bellicose warn...
U.S. to send missile defense to Guam over North Korea threat
By Jack Kim and Phil StewartSEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said it would soon send a missile defense system t...
North Korea to restart nuclear reactor in weapons bid
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea announced plans on Tuesday to restart a mothballed nuclear reactor that has been closed since 2...
North Korea conducts third nuclear test
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday in defiance of existing U.N. resolutions, drawing c...
Psy vows topless show if 'Gangnam-style' reaches No. 1
SEOUL (Reuters) - A chubby South Korean singer who has taken the pop world by storm, topping Apple's Itune downloads and ...
London tops New York as global fashion capital
By Patricia ReaneyNEW YORK (Reuters) - London topped New York as the global fashion capital for the second consecutive year, ...
Disgraced South Koreans have bans reduced
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Olympic badminton coach Sung Han-kook has had a lifetime suspension cut to two years, whi...
Samsung Galaxy S3 gets head start on rival iPhone
SEOUL/LONDON (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics launched its top-of-the-range Galaxy S3 smartphone in Europe on Tuesday, aiming ...
Lady Gaga Faces Philippines Gig Protests
Lady Gaga's tour of Asia has been hit with another blow after protest groups in the Philippines called on officials to fo...
Gambling, drinking monks raise hell in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - Six leaders from South Korea's biggest Buddhist order have quit after secret video footage showed some ...
Getting married in South Korea? Bring a lot of cash!
SEOUL (Reuters) - The Beatles may have sung "all you need is love," but in South Korea a couple wanting to get marr...
South Korean bullfighting is for bulls only
CHEONGDO, South Korea (Reuters) - There is no blood, nor much gore. No matador, either, or even his colorful cloak. In South ...
Embarrassed by rocket crash, N. Korea may try nuclear
PYONGYANG/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said its much hyped long-range rocket launch failed on Friday, in a very rare and emb...
Defiant North Korea Begins Injecting Fuel into Rocket
By Maxim DuncanPYONGYANG (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea rejected international protests over its planned long-range roc...
North Korea readies longer range rocket
CHOLSAN, North Korea/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has readied a rocket for a launch from a forested valley in its remote nor...
Public schools sell empty classroom seats abroad
REVILLO, South Dakota (Reuters) - There are just seven pairs of boots lined up outside the kindergarten classroom in this fad...
North Korea's new leaders lash out at South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sounded a bellicose note in its first communication with the outside world since the death of l...
Snow, tears mark funeral for North Korean leader
SEOUL (Reuters) - The world watched anxiously on Wednesday as North Korea staged a huge funeral in the capital, Pyongyang, fo...
North Korea's Military to Share Power with Kim's Heir
By Benjamin Kang LimBEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea will shift to collective rule from a strongman dictatorship after last we...
North Korea says Kim Jong Il has died
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack, state media reported on Monday, sparking concern ov...
Apple fans pay tribute to 'industry icon' Jobs
SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI (Reuters)- From San Francisco to Seoul to Sydney, fans of Apple Inc paid tribute to Steve Jobs after h...
Rival Koreas trade blame for firing
SEOUL (Reuters) - The rival Koreas traded blame on Thursday for a brief military exchange at a tense maritime border as the U...
North Korea drill draws tit-for-tat South firing
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test fired artillery shells into waters near a disputed border on Wednesday, provoking a South ...