National Aug 11, 2018
North Korea detains Japanese man, casting cloud over abduction negotiations
Officials in Tokyo are worried the development will weaken its hand in the abduction talks by giving Pyongyang a new bargaining chip.
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Business Aug 10, 2018
Shibuya109 eyes bigger reach through partnership with South Korea e-commerce site Cafe24
The operator of South Korea's cross-border, multilingual e-commerce platform Cafe24 and Tokyo's Shibuya109 shopping mall have joined forces to invigorate global clothing exports of the two countries' fashion brands. Cafe24 Corp. said it signed a memorandum of understanding in Seoul on Monday to partner with ...
Asia Pacific Aug 10, 2018
South Korea said a total of 35,000 tons of North Korean coal and pig iron worth $5.8 million illegally entered its ports last year, in possible violations of U.N. sanctions. Reporting on preliminary results from a 10-month investigation, the Korea Customs Service said Friday it ...
Asia Pacific Aug 10, 2018
Koreas prepare for summit as North asks U.S. to ease sanctions
The rival Koreas plan to hold high-level talks on Monday to prepare for a third summit between their leaders, and Pyongyang called on the United States to reciprocate its "goodwill measures" by easing sanctions and stopping demands that the North denuclearize first. The plans by ...
Business Aug 8, 2018
Germany's luxury automaker BMW is going to recall 323,700 diesel cars in Europe over an engine fire danger, following a similar action in South Korea, a German media newspaper reported Tuesday. The recall is to fix a faulty component that was aimed at reducing emissions ...
Asia Pacific Aug 7, 2018
North Korea released a South Korean citizen detained in July after crossing the border into the North, the South's Unification Ministry said Tuesday. The prisoner was a 34-year-old man surnamed Seo who was detained after "illegally" entering North Korea last month, the ministry said. South Korean ...
National Aug 6, 2018
South Korean hibakusha hold memorial to mark Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary
South Korean survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima marked the 73rd anniversary of the attack Monday in South Korea. A memorial event was held at a residential complex in Hapcheon County where around 100 survivors live. The complex, situated in a southeastern region known ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Aug 6, 2018
Every time an image of U.S. President Donald Trump appears on TV in South Korea, 69-year-old Vietnam War veteran Chung Seung-jin solemnly salutes. The U.S. flag Chung keeps in his home in Seoul gets similar respect every morning. "I salute President Trump and the U.S. flag ...
Asia Pacific / Social Issues Aug 4, 2018
South Korean women hold mass protests in battle against spycam porn
Even a record heat wave wasn't going to keep Claire Lee from joining tens of thousands of South Korean women at a mass protest against spycam pornography on Saturday as anger over the issue swells, prompting national soul-searching. Since May, the monthly demonstration in Seoul ...
World Aug 2, 2018
Seoul deploys warship to Libya after video released of kidnapped South Korean and three Filipinos
Seoul said Thursday it had deployed a warship to Libya in an apparent show of force to secure the release of a South Korean national kidnapped along with three Filipinos in the North African country. The 4,000-ton vessel, Munmu the Great, which takes part in ...
Asia Pacific Aug 2, 2018
Police in Seoul requested an international arrest warrant for the founder of a Singapore-based firm Thursday after launching an investigation into the company and a South Korean startup over false claims of discovering a long-lost Russian "treasure ship." Seoul-based Shinil Group announced last month that ...
Asia Pacific Aug 1, 2018
South Korea cult leader arrested for holding hundreds captive, violent rituals in Fiji
The leader of a South Korean doomsday cult has been arrested for allegedly holding some 400 followers captive in Fiji by subjecting them to violence and barbaric rituals, a police official said Wednesday. Shin Ok-ju, founder of the Grace Road Church, and three other cult ...