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Japan, South Korea reach $8 million deal over Korean Sex Slaves in WWII

By Cheri Cheng - Dec 28, 2015 12:15 PM EST

Decades after South Korean women were forced to work as "comfort women" in Japanese military-run brothels, Japan's prime minister has issued an official apology in a landmark deal on Monday.

North Korea has sentenced Canadian Pastor to Life in Jail

By Cheri Cheng - Dec 16, 2015 03:10 PM EST

North Korea has sentenced Canadian pastor, Hyeon Soo Lim, to life in prison on the count of "subversion."

North Korea Claims it has a Hydrogen Bomb, Many Remain Skeptical

By Cheri Cheng - Dec 10, 2015 12:56 PM EST

North Korea revealed that it has created a hydrogen bomb for the purpose of defending "its sovereignty and the dignity of the nation."

South Korean Suicidal Persons Locked In Coffins For 'Death Experience'

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 26, 2015 09:36 AM EDT

The suicide school was started in response to South Korea's increasing suicide rate.

Smart Bluetooth menstrual cap helps track period

By Alyssa Camille Azanza - Oct 19, 2015 11:51 AM EDT

South Korea releases a Smart Bluetooth mestrual cap

U.S. holds onto golf's President's Cup in dramatic fashion

By David Allen - Oct 11, 2015 12:06 PM EDT

The last singles matches of the 2015 Presidents Cup were nail-biters as Team USA barely held on to defeat Asia by a single point.

North And South Korea: 'Family Reunions' Discussion Held In Panmujom

By R. Siva Kumar - Sep 08, 2015 10:03 AM EDT

North and South Korea met Monday to discuss resuming the reunion of families that were seperated by the Korean War in the early 1950s.

Thailand Confirms First Case of MERS

By Cheri Cheng - Jun 19, 2015 02:42 PM EDT

Thailand has confirmed its first case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus on Friday.

MERS South Korea Latest Update: Schools to Reopen Even After Epidemic Kills 20, Infects Hundreds

By Cheri Cheng - Jun 17, 2015 03:16 PM EDT

South Korea has reopened its schools amidst the MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome virus) outbreak.

US Ambassador to South Korea Slashed in Vicious Attack

By Dustin M Braden - Mar 04, 2015 06:50 PM EST

The US ambassador to South Korea was attacked in Seoul.

South Korea: US Citizen Deported for Exercising Free Speech

By Dustin M Braden - Jan 10, 2015 11:56 AM EST

The government of South Korea has deported a US citizen because of things she said about trips she had taken to North Korea.

South Korean Activist Threatens to Airdrop Interview DVDs over North Korea

By Peter R - Dec 31, 2014 01:07 PM EST

Park Sang-hak said he would drop DVD and thumb drives of the movie beginning January to end censorship in North Korean.

Korean Air Heiress Arrested Over Nut Rage Incident

By Dustin M Braden - Dec 30, 2014 06:19 PM EST

A South Korean heiress to an airline fortune has been arrested for her role in forcing a plane to return to the gate after its initial departure.

Pittsburgh Pirates Win Rights to Negotiate with Korean Shortstop

By Cheri Cheng - Dec 22, 2014 04:56 PM EST

The Pittsburgh Pirates have won negotiating rights for South Korean player, Jung-Ho Kang

Captain of sunken South Korean ferry Sewol sentenced

By Dustin M Braden - Nov 11, 2014 06:27 PM EST

The captain of South Korean ferry Sewol, which sunk in April 2014, has been sentenced by a South Korean court for his role in the disaster.

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