Date: Tue, 18. May 2010 01:21:20

AP - President Barack Obama has spoken with the president of South Korea to discuss issues including the sinking of a South Korean navy ship near the border with North Korea.

Date: Thu, 25. June 2009 03:47:09

AP - North Korea condemned a recent U.S. pledge to provide nuclear defense of South Korea, saying Thursday that the move boosts its justification to have atomic bombs and invites a potential fire shower of nuclear retaliation.

Date: Fri, 6. February 2009 02:55:42

AFP - North Korea may fire short-range missiles across its disputed sea border with South Korea to bolster its sabre-rattling campaign against the Seoul government, media reports said Friday.

Date: Fri, 4. June 2010 06:48:17

Finance ministers from the G20 are expected to endorse EU plans to stem the eurozone debt crisis as they meet in South Korea.

Date: Wed, 18. November 2009 22:02:21

NewsFactor - Apple will soon begin offering its iPhones through carriers in South Korea. On Wednesday, Apple jumped its last hurdle in getting the iPhone into the hands of mobile-phone users in South Korea.

Date: Wed, 28. January 2009 22:41:41

Tech-savvy South Korea has nearly as many cell phones as people, officials said Wednesday. There were 45.6 million mobile phone subscribers in South Korea in December in a country with a population of 48.6 million.

Date: Thu, 28. January 2010 03:17:24

AP - North Korea fired more artillery near its disputed western sea border with South Korea on Thursday, a day after it lobbed dozens of shells during military exercises that prompted the South to respond with warning shots.

Date: Wed, 9. June 2010 11:25:04

Reuters - North Korea has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council rejecting accusations from South Korea that it was behind the sinking of one of its neighbor's navy ships, saying it was the victim of a U.S.-led conspiracy.

Date: Sat, 13. March 2010 15:29:27

Credit card holders can only look on as credit card giants Capital One and ABN Amro India (currently being purchased by HSBC from The Royal Bank of Scotland) recently announced interest rate increases, of up to 7% for some existing customers. Capital One's increases will come into effect after customers receive their March statements, continuing a trend in APR increases from most major credit card issuers both in the UK and globally. A tightening consumer credit market is not only making it harder for consumers to repay their credit card debt - just being approved for a credit card is now becoming a privilege for reducing numbers of consumers able to meet increasingly restrictive credit criteria. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/creditcards/03/prweb3697274.htm

Date: Wed, 1. April 2009 06:26:16

Reuters - South Korea and Japan warned North Korea on Wednesday it would still violate U.N. resolutions if it tried to put a satellite into space, just days ahead of a planned rocket launch both see as a disguised missile test.