South Korea's Bo Bae Song won the Mizuno Classic on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a three-stroke victory over top-ranked Lorena Ochoa, Brittany Lang and Hee Young Park.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s won traded near a 13- month high after the Group of 20 nations agreed to maintain economic stimulus measures, bolstering demand for Asian exports and spurring appetite for emerging-market assets.
SEOUL, South Korea — A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South...
The Steelers' Hines Ward, the son of a Korean mother and an American father, provides support to biracial youths in South Korea who are often ostracized for their mixed-race heritage.
U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first trip to Asia this month with stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. In Singapore, Mr. Obama will attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. It will be his first meeting with Southeast Asian leaders, including Burma.
Some South Koreans think their nation has an image problem. While it ranks as one of the world's top economies, international surveys show that South Korea's brand value - how others perceive the country - is low. Now the government is trying to improve its reputation abroad.
North and South Korea have fought a brief skirmish in disputed waters, with apparent damage to a North Korean naval vessel. Pyongyang is demanding an apology, while South Korea warns the North not to engage in any more provocative behavior.
FILE - In this May 1, 2009 file photo, Nick Reilly, then president of GM's Asia and Pacific business, in Seoul, South Korea, is shown. General Motors Co. said Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, that Reilly will take over responsibility for the European units Opel and Vauxhall while the company searches for a permanent chief executive.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The navies of South Korea and North Korea clashed in a naval battle off the western coast of the Korean peninsula, Yonhap News reported today, citing an unidentified official.
Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:55 am | Updated: 8:59 am, Tue Nov 10, 2009. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, South Korean officials said.