News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| about 1 month ago
A long goodbye ... South Korean visitors wave farewell to their Northern relatives. Hundreds of family members separated for half a century by the Korean War bade tearful farewell to each other yesterday after briefly reuniting under a program...
News Source: Sify News
| about 1 month ago
South Korea's National Assembly Monday approved the appointment of economist Chung Un Chan as prime minister despite protests from the opposition. The assembly approved Chung's appointment by President Lee Myung Bak, thanks to the ruling conservative...
News Source: Channel NewsAsia
| about 1 month ago
Dozens of elderly South Koreans said a tearful farewell to long-lost relatives in North Korea as the first stage of an emotional reunion programme ended Monday. "How can I go back, leaving you here?" sobbed South Korean Jin Gok-Sun, 56, as she...
News Source: Uinta County News
| about 1 month ago
Hundreds of Korean families are bidding tearful farewells today...North and South Korea began a program in 2000 to bring family members together for temporary reunions, but those were halted about two years ago. But after months of tensions over...
News Source: China Post
| about 1 month ago
South Korea — South Korea's ruling party-controlled parliament approved President Lee Myung-bak's choice for prime minister Monday, overriding opposition claims that he is unfit for the job because of his questionable ethical standards. Opposition...
News Source: Japan Times
| about 1 month ago
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will visit South Korea for talks with President Lee Myung Bak on Oct. 9, a South Korean government official said Sunday. Hatoyama will meet Lee on the eve of a trilateral summit in Beijing among China, Japan and South...