Eastday-G20 fears after firing at Korean border
North Korea fired two rounds toward South Korea at their tense border yesterday and South Korean troops immediately fired back, highlighting the security problems faced by Seoul as it prepares to host world leaders at the G20 economic summit next month.
Rare Korean reunions go ahead despite gunfire exchange
One hundred aging South Koreans drove across a tensely guarded armed border into North Korea on Saturday to be reunited with relatives they had not seen since the 1950-53 Korean War despite tensions between the two sides.
Song-Hee Kim leads by one shot in South Korea
South Korea’s Song-Hee Kim birdied four holes in a row on the front nine Friday and finished with her second straight 4-under 68 for a one-stroke lead over defending champion Na Yeon Choi in the LPGA Hana Bank Championship.
Divided families from North, South Korea meet after six decades
Relatives divided since 1953 reunited for the first time Saturday at a South Korean-built tourism resort in North Korea amid tensions between the two sides.
S. Koreans Meet Long-Divided Relatives In North
Hundreds of South Koreans traveled by bus to North Korea’s Diamond Mountain resort Saturday to take part in three-day reunions with family members separated for more than half a century. North Korea proposed the reunions — the first in more than a year — in an apparent conciliatory move after tensions flared over the sinking of a South Korean warship.
Putin’s daughter to marry Korean man – not true
After a South Korean man was reported saying that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s youngest daughter would marry his son, a member of the man’s family has flatly denied the marriage plans.
Relatives cross Korean border
SEOUL: A convoy of buses carrying 435 South Koreans crossed into North Korea yesterday for a brief reunion with relatives, despite tensions after an exchange of fire.
India, South Korea reach civil nuclear deal
India and South Korea have reached an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation.
