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Prez's fired aide highlights SKorean gender divide

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:58:26 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean presidential spokesman who was fired after inappropriately touching a woman during a U.S. trip blames a "cultural difference" with America. Other South Koreans say the fault for such incidents truly lies with a society that allows powerful men to get away with harassment.

Spies caught in website scandal embarrass SKorea

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:33:27 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - The scandal shaking up South Korea's main spy agency is not cloak-and-dagger stuff, but the kind of low-grade trickery anyone with an Internet connection could pull off. And the target was not Seoul's opaque rival to the north, but the country's own people.

Sacked SKorea spokesman denies abuse allegations

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:58:25 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - A former top South Korean presidential spokesman who was dismissed for what officials called a "disgraceful incident" while accompanying President Park Geun-hye on her visit to the United States denied Saturday media reports that he sexually molested a Korean-American woman during the trip.

NKorea calls US-SKorea summit prelude to war

Fri, 10 May 2013 03:02:22 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - Ahead of a nuclear-powered U.S. carrier's visit to South Korea, North Korea on Friday called this week's summit between the U.S. and South Korean presidents a prelude to war against Pyongyang. Yet it also said it was waiting "with patience" to see if Seoul changes its policies.

North Korea calls US-South Korea summit war prep

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:29:05 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea says a summit between the U.S. and South Korean presidents is a prelude to war against the North.

S Korean leader talks trade, tourism in California

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:40:17 -0400

LOS ANGELES - South Korea's president ended her first U.S. trip on Thursday by joining the governor of California and the mayor of Los Angeles in a toast to future trade and tourism and stronger cultural ties between the two nations.

SKorean leader: Nuclear-armed North unacceptable

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:03:21 -0400

WASHINGTON - South Korea's President Park Geun-hye told Congress on Wednesday that she will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea and that provocative actions by the reclusive communist country "will be met decisively."

Japan says it will honor apologies for war abuses

Wed, 08 May 2013 03:22:33 -0400

TOKYO - Japan does not plan to revise past apologies to neighboring countries for atrocities committed by its Imperial Army before and during World War II, top government officials said Wednesday.

Obama says he's never spoken to Kim Jong Un

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:26:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he doesn't know Kim Jong Un (kim jawng oon) personally and has never spoken to him, but says the North Korean leader can still take a different path.

Obama: Sexual assault in military is a 'betrayal'

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:25:07 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says military personnel who engage in sexual assault are betraying the uniform they are wearing. He says he has directed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to "step up our game exponentially" to halt such assaults.

Hurdles to talks high after North Korea threats

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:48:21 -0400

PYONGYANG, North Korea - After weeks of fiery rhetoric, military posturing and threats that it's willing to strike back hard if provoked, North Korea appears to be taking a bit of a breather. The U.S.-South Korea war games it despises are winding down, and feelers are out in diplomatic circles that it might be best to open up some avenue for dialogue. If that sounds familiar, it should - it's a pattern that has been repeated for decades.

US, SKorea extend nuclear agreement

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:24:05 -0400

WASHINGTON - The U.S. and South Korea are extending for two years their current civilian nuclear agreement and postponing a contentious decision on whether Seoul will be allowed to reprocess spent fuel as it seeks to expand its atomic energy industry.

South Korean president to address Congress

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:17:31 -0400

WASHINGTON - House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) says he will invite South Korean President Park Geun-hye (goon-hay) to address a joint meeting of Congress on May 8.