Korean Dramas Captivate Young People in Nepal
KATHMANDU ― Korean soap operas and dramas are in high demand in Nepal as they are loaded with love, tragedy and family troubles and touching acting, scripts and plots.

Killing Your Own: Massacres During the Korean War
The admission in November last year by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a governmental body, that South Korea had murdered thousands of its own citizens in the opening weeks of the 1950-53 Korean War, marked a landmark moment in the painful..

'Chinese Official Will Meet Kim Jong-il'
A senior official of China's Community Party is scheduled to visit North Korea early next week amid reports that Pyongyang may return to the six-party denuclearization talks soon, Yonhap News Agency said Friday.

'Kim Jong-il’s Safe Keeper Replaced'
North Korea has recently named Chon Il-chun, vice chief in charge of managing the safe of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his family, to head the office of the ruling Workers' Party, Yonhap News reported Thursday.

N. Korea’s Ballistic Missile Program Categorized as Threat
A missile defense review by the Pentagon Monday expressed concern about North Korea’s increasing missile capabilities.

NK Demands Wage Hike for Gaeseong Workers
South and North Korea held a fourth round of working-level talks over the operation of a joint industrial complex in the North Monday but failed to narrow their differences.

President Urges NK to Accept 'Grand Bargain'
President Lee Myung-bak urged North Korea Saturday to accept his "grand bargain" proposal to end the long-standing impasse with its nuclear weapons program in return for political and economic incentives.

NK Adopts Two-Track Strategy
North Korea appears to be employing a two-track strategy after it fired artillery shells into the West Sea border for the second consecutive day Thursday, while proceeding with inter-Korean talks on joint projects.

Two Koreas in Artillery Standoff
North Korea vowed to continue artillery drills Wednesday along the West Sea border after firing dozens of shells on two separate occasions there, reiterating that the de-facto inter-Korean border should be redrawn.

[century] January 1968: Assassins Storm Seoul; US Spyship Seized
Winter-bound Seoul was tense on 21 Jan 1968. The city was swarming with security personnel, for North Korean commandos had been reported heading south.

Nepal to Roll Back 2,500 Illegal Workers From Korea
KATHMANDU ― Nepal has said it will take illegal Nepalese migrants out of South Korea, adding that Seoul will increase its quota of legal Nepalese workers if the process goes smoothly.

Private Donation for Haiti Surging
Donations from individuals and social organizations are pouring in for Haiti earthquake victims.

Seoul Mulls Sending Peacekeepers to Haiti
The government is considering dispatching peacekeeping forces to earthquake-hit Haiti in a bid to help relief activities and maintain public order, a government official said Tuesday.