With their nation under high security alert, South Koreans mourned a former leader at a funeral ceremony Friday morning.
South Koreans pay respects to former leader
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South Korea mourns passing of former leader
South Korea prepared to bury former president Roh Moo-Hyun Thursday, almost a week after he took his own life. Roh, who served between 2003 and 2008, committed suicide on Saturday by leaping from a hill behind his house, government officials said.
North Korea’s reported nuclear test no surprise, Mullen says
North Korea’s reported nuclear test did not come as a surprise to the United States, the top-ranking U.S.
On the Road Again: the Global Recession Scatters Workers
During China’s boom years, the lure of Beijing was irresistible for tens of thousands of South Koreans. With trade and investment between China and South Korea soaring, businessmen flocked to the Chinese capital seeking their fortunes; students, eager to learn Chinese, flooded into local universities. They collected in areas like Wangjing, an upscale neighborhood in the city’s northeast, where some 80,000 Koreans settled
North Korean premier arrives in China
North Korea Premier Kim Yong-Il arrived in China on Tuesday for a five-day visit that coincides with the 60th anniversary celebration of diplomatic ties between the two countries, state media said. The visit is the first for Kim, who was elected in 2007. He is not related to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, who controls the country’s military
Report: N. Korea sets satellite launch
North Korea has informed an international organization that it plans to launch a satellite April 4 to 8, South Korea’s state news agency reported Thursday, citing an unnamed intelligence official. North Korea’s official news agency reported earlier that the nation had notified the International Maritime Organization of its plans
Workers stranded as North Korea closes border
Hundreds of South Koreas were left in limbo after North Korea shut its borders Monday at the start of joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea. When Pyongyang took the action, 573 South Koreans were staying at the Kaesong industrial complex, north of the demilitarized zone, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.
N. Korea warns against ‘satellite’ interception
North Korea says it will retaliate if its "satellite" launch from its northeastern coast is intercepted, with the communist nation saying interference would "mean a war." The statement came as the North cut off communications with neighboring South Korea. “Shooting our satellite for peaceful purposes will precisely mean a war,” a spokesman for the North Korean army said in a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). U.S