Seoul: Day 3 of NKorea tests of short-range weapon May 20th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean offic... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : seoul, nkorea, tests, shortrange, weapon, Top Keywords

North Korea rejects Seoul deadline for talks Apr 26th, 2013 - 12:20h (CET +01.00) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Friday rejected a South Korean demand for talks on a jointly run factory park that has been closed nearly a month and said Seoul was free to withdraw its remaining citizens from the industrial complex if it wa... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : north, korea, rejects, seoul, deadline, talks, Top Keywords

NKorea lashes out anew over protest in Seoul Apr 16th, 2013 - 15:20h (CET +01.00) PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea lashed out anew Tuesday at South Korea over a small public protest in Seoul in which demonstrators burned effigies of the North's leaders, saying it would not hold talks with its southern neighbor unless... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nkorea, lashes, anew, protest, seoul, talks, Top Keywords

Asian shares down; Seoul hit by weak techs but Nikkei surges Jan 25th, 2013 - 06:40h (CET +01.00) TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Friday, hurt by a drop in regional technology stocks, although gains in Australia and Japan contained overall losses for equities. The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.7 ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asian, shares, down, seoul, weak, techs, nikkei, surges, Top Keywords

NKorea policy in Seoul to soften despite rocket Dec 13th, 2012 - 07:00h (CET +01.00) It is not too early to predict one sure winner of South Korea's presidential election next week: North Korea. President Lee Myung-bak's hardline approach to Pyongyang is going away, no matter who replaces him. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nkorea, policy, seoul, soften, despite, rocket, nikkei, surges, Top Keywords

Seoul urges Japan to resolve wartime sex slavery issue Aug 15th, 2012 - 06:40h (CET +01.00) South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak on Wednesday made a fresh demand that Japan take responsibility for wartime sex slavery amid an escalating territorial dispute between the two countries. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : seoul, urges, japan, resolve, wartime, slavery, issue, surges, Top Keywords

HTC shutters Seoul office as Apple, Samsung continue to dominate Jul 31st, 2012 - 04:20h (CET +01.00) Struggling smartphone maker HTC (2498) on Monday said that it has closed its offices in the South Korean capitol of Seoul. IDG News Service confirmed the news with the Taiwan-based company, which as seen smartphone sales slow significantly after an i... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : shutters, seoul, office, apple, samsung, continue, dominate, surges, Top Keywords

North Korea speculation rampant in Seoul Jul 20th, 2012 - 12:00h (CET +01.00) The surprise news set off a predictable wildfire of speculation and rumors south of the border. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : north, korea, speculation, rampant, seoul, continue, dominate, surges, Top Keywords

Seoul's last 1-screen cinema plays classic finale Jul 11th, 2012 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) Seoul's last old-style, one-screen cinema, soon to be knocked down and replaced by a hotel, played its final movie Wednesday - the Italian classic "The Bicycle Thief" - a moment so emotional for the theater operator that she publicly s... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : seoul's, last, 1screen, cinema, plays, classic, finale, surges, Top Keywords

Seoul's last old-style, 1-screen cinema shuts down Jul 11th, 2012 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) Seoul's last old-style, one-screen cinema, soon to be knocked down and replaced by a hotel, played its final movie Wednesday - the Italian classic "The Bicycle Thief" - a moment so emotional for the theater operator that she publicly s... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : seoul's, last, oldstyle, 1screen, cinema, shuts, down, surges, Top Keywords