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Carter, Former World Leaders in N. Korea for Talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former President Jimmy Carter and other past world leaders were hoping to meet with North Korea's ruler as they began a three-day mission Tuesday to discuss dangerous food shortages and stalled nuclear disarmament talks. Children presented flowers to Carter, former Finnish President Martti...

North, South Korea Talk at DMZ to Ease Tensions

SEOUL, South Korea -- Military officers from North and South Korea held talks inside the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday in the rivals' first official dialogue since the North's deadly artillery barrage of a South Korean island in November. Tensions on the divided peninsula rose sharply following the attack,...

North Korea Again Proposes Talks With South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Saturday reiterated a proposal for unconditional talks with South Korea to ease tensions on the divided peninsula. The North's latest offer comes days after South Korea dismissed earlier calls by Pyongyang for negotiations. Tensions between the two sides escalated after a North Korean...

Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak Spreads Through South Korea

South Korea is suffering its worst-ever outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, with the highly contagious virus spreading to farms across the country despite a nationwide quarantine effort. The agriculture ministry today confirmed that four new outbreaks had been detected -- three on cattle farms and one at a pig farm --...

Scuba Divers Celebrate a 'Hoppy New Year' in Bunny Suits

There are bunny ears, and then there are bunny years. We're just days into 2011, and there's already another New Year's on the horizon: The Year of the Rabbit. On the Chinese zodiac calendar, Feb. 3 marks the end of the Year of the Tiger and the start of the Year of the Rabbit. And even though New Year's Day is still a...

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05/31/12 NZ citizen arrested in South Korea on spy charges Source: New Zealand City The Government has confirmed a New Zealand citizen has been arrested in South Korea on charges of spying for North Korea.
05/31/12 Seoul holds N. Korea spy posing as refugee: official Source: Channel NewsAsia South Korea has arrested a female North Korean spy who posed as a refugee from the communist state, an intelligence official said Friday.
05/31/12 South Korea Exports Fall 0.4% in May for Third Monthly... Source: Bloomberg.com South Korea's exports declined for a third month in May, adding pressure on the central bank to hold off from raising interest rates at a meeting next week.
05/31/12 No. of People in 30,40s Living with Parents in Seoul... Source: KBS World The number of people in their 30s and 40s who live with their parents in Seoul was found to have surged more than 90 percent between 2000 and 2010.
05/31/12 Seoul Citizens Enjoy Longest Healthy Life in Korea Source: Chosun Ilbo Jeju ranks second on the list of regions with an average life expectancy of 79.3 years due to a good environment with clean air and water, just behind Seoul.