South Korea
South Korea agrees to high-level military talks with North
January 20, 2011South Korean officials say they have tentatively accepted a North Korean proposal to hold high-level military talks. The meetings would be the first known talks between the two countries since tensions flared over a deadly North Korean military attack...
South Korean president vows stern response to aggression
January 03, 2011Both Koreas are starting off 2011 expressing a desire for dialogue to ease tensions. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says his country needs to strengthen security in the wake of last year’s aggression by North Korea. But, in his New Year...
South Korean military prepares for largest-ever live-fire drill
December 23, 2010South Korea's army and air force are preparing to hold their largest-ever live-fire exercise on Thursday near the inter-Korean border, as Seoul remains on high alert for any attacks by North Korea. A South Korean officer says the drill at the Pocheon...
North Korea offers concessions as South Korean artillery drill begins
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December 20, 2010Reports say North Korea is offering concessions on its nuclear program as South Korea began an artillery drill that threatens to spark renewed hostilities between the two Koreas. Hours earlier, the United Nations Security Council ended emergency talks...
South Korea Stages Air Raid Drill
December 15, 2010South Korea has staged its largest-ever air raid drill. The 15-minute nationwide exercise took place Wednesday afternoon, amid a period of heightened tensions with North Korea. An air raid siren sounding near Namsan Mountain in central Seoul, that...
N. Korean defectors take bigger role in helping others
December 14, 2010The number of North Korean refugees reaching South Korea continues to rise. Most make it with the help of Christian missionaries who take North Koreans along what is called the underground railroad, which runs through China to Southeast Asia, where...
Nations press diplomacy in Korean crisis
November 30, 2010Foreign ministers from the United States, Japan and South Korea will meet in Washington next week to plan their next moves in the international stand-off over North Korea. The meeting, announced Tuesday in Tokyo and Seoul, comes as China appeals for...
South Korean President angered by 'Inhumane' attack
November 29, 2010South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Monday apologized for not protecting South Korean civilians from North Korea's artillery attack on an inhabited island, which he labeled an inhumane crime. The president says North Korea will be made to the pay...
Fresh Artillery fire; new warnings on Korean peninsula
November 26, 2010The sound of new artillery fire is rattling the Korean peninsula, sparking a series of fresh warnings as tensions rise between the North and South. Residents on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong reported hearing the sound of shelling from...
South Korea names new defense minister after North Korean artillery attack
November 26, 2010South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has named a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as his new defense minister. Officials say retired general Kim Kwan-jin replaces Kim Tae-young, who resigned Thursday, following criticism of a slow response...