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Some are pointing fingers at Iran, which has threatened to close off the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for sanctions, for denting a Japanese oil tanker this week.

LOT-EK continues to make their mark on innovative design through their trademark shipping container constructions .

Young and poor, the Vietnamese woman jumped at the chance to marry a South Korean introduced to her through a matchmaking agency.

Samsung Electronics Co.'s net profit surged 83 percent in the second quarter to a record high amid increased sales and strength in its semiconductor and flat panel businesses, the company said Friday, July 30, 2010.

Steve Ellis shook his lawyer's hand and mouthed brief words of goodbye to his family as he was led to jail on Thursday - the final fall from grace for a once powerful man who held a position of "prestige, privilege and power." Ellis, a former immigration adjudicator and onetime Toronto city councillor, was jailed 18 months for breach of trust.

Military officers from North Korea and the U.S.-led U.N. Command met Friday for a third round of talks about the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on Pyongyang.

Jan Brewer says the state will go to an appeals court tomorrow to have an injunction lifted against its new immigration law.

The Chinese military conducted two exercises near the Yellow Sea, while the United States and the Republic of Korea engaged in a joint military drill that concluded on Wednesday, State media said.

News Foreigners pick the best aspects of Seoul life 2010-07-29 19:06 Foreign residents in Seoul have selected Namsan, Hongdae streets and makgeolli as their favorite things in the city.

On June 1, 1950, at the 59th Annual Convention in Boston, Sara A. Whitehurst, chair of the Council of International Clubs and past GFWC president , spoke eloquently of the need for international understanding and welcomed several international club representatives.

South Korea's prime minister offered to resign Thursday after parliament shot down his efforts to scrap a plan that would relocate several government ministries out of the capital.

Hyundai motor's logo is seen at its' showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 29, 2010.... Hyundai motor's logo is seen at its' showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 29, 2010.

South Korea's prime minister offered to resign Thursday after parliament shot down his efforts to scrap a plan that would relocate several government ministries out of the capital.

Nearly one out of every four young people in South Korea is currently unemployed in real terms mainly due to a structural gap between education level and quality jobs available, a report said Wednesday, according to Yonhap News.

Colombia and South Korea Tuesday signed two cooperation agreements in Bogota to strengthen economic ties, the Colombian Treasury Ministry said.

Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , delivered a speech commemorating the 57th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, the official Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported Wednesday.

A report based on analysis of huge amounts of net traffic has revealed the state of the internet around the globe.

" According to the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea, Busan police last week arrested the director of the match-making firm related to the murder of Vietnamese bride Thach Thi Hong Ngoc.

Angelina Jolie says she's worried about the people of North Korea, particularly the persecution defectors face when repatriated to the reclusive state.

Working as a waitress in a restaurant is generally considered a career requiring few qualifications but this apparently does not apply to overseas North Korean restaurants.