On February 27, the body of a South Korean Buddhist monk was laid out prior to cremation. His Buddhist name had been Bogwang; his real name had... [Mar.2,2007 14:33 KST]

"When I was a university student in the 1970s, I had a Korean friend living here," recalled Reverend Kiba Nobuyushi, 68. "One day, he was suddenly arrested and repatriated." He said his friend’s ar.. [Mar.1,2007 14:12 KST]

Ethnic Koreans in China, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will be allowed to work in South Korea for up to five years starting from Sunday as part of Seoul's efforts to facili.. [Feb.28,2007 18:20 KST]

American skier and Olympic medalist Toby Dawson, who made headlines by searching for his Korean biological father, was reunited with him Wednesday for the first time in 26 years. "Father, you.. [Feb.28,2007 18:13 KST]

South Korea’s death rate due to complications from diabetes was the highest among the members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). About thirty-five in every 10.. [Feb.28,2007 14:53 KST]

A 13-year-old boy died from an illness, apparently due to negligence by his mother. Police in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province arrested the mother on charges of locking her child in his room instead of s.. [Feb.28,2007 13:14 KST]

Mr. Kim, 65, was found dead in a room of his house in Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, on February 26. He was found by one of his nephews, who had not... [Feb.28,2007 13:11 KST]

Choi Young-gyu, 59, is the grandson of Han Young-bal, who was jailed during the Japanese colonial period for participating in the March 1... [Feb.28,2007 11:59 KST]

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said Tuesday that an inter-Korean summit would be difficult without the settlement of the North Korean nuclear weapons problem. "Even if I try to hold a sum.. [Feb.27,2007 20:55 KST]

A parliamentary defense committee meeting was crippled Tuesday after lawmakers clashed over South Korea's agreement to regain the wartime operational control of its own troops in 2012 from the United.. [Feb.27,2007 20:51 KST]