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By Kurt Achin Seoul 27 July 2007 There is no word yet on the fate of 22 South Korean hostages held by Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan, after the passing of the latest negotiating deadline. A purported Taleban spokesman earlier warned all 22 would b
By Benjamin Sand Kabul 11 August 2007 Taleban insurgents say they may release 21 South Korean hostages more than three weeks after they kidnapped them. The word came as the insurgents held a second day of face-to-face talks with South Korean official
South Korea's currency, the won, fell to its lowest exchange value in 10 years against the dollar, this week. Panicked investors are taking shelter in the dollar, amid global financial uncertainties, driving its value up. Some of the immediate victi
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 28 August 2007 Taleban representatives head to Afghan Red Crescent Society in Gazni province where discussions on hostages are being held, 28 Aug 2007 Taleban militants and South Korean officials say they have reached a dea
South Korea is among the nations taking part in this week's Asia-Europe summit in Beijing. Even as the country's president left for the Chinese capital, the latest set of plunging market numbers lit up trading screens in Seoul. As VOA's Kurt Achin r
By Kurt Achin Seoul 18 April 2008 South Korean officials have publicly announced details of a deal to resume imports of United States beef. South Korea cited health concerns when it banned U.S. beef five years ago. The issue has been a major source o
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 15 October 2007 South Sudan says it was forced to suspend its participation in the unity government with Sudanese leaders in Khartoum because no amount of negotiation could get President Omar al-Bashir to implement key parts o
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 25 October 2007 Media experts in South Africa are debating whether the news media should be allowed to violate an individual's right to privacy if it is in the public interest. The debate was sparked by the publication of c
By Kurt Achin Seoul 26 December 2007 The office of South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun says he will not prevent an independent counsel investigation of the man elected to replace him next year. Experts say the probe into possible fraud by president-e
By Kurt Achin Seoul 21 February 2008 Independent investigators have cleared South Korea's president-elect of fraud and stock manipulation allegations. Lee Myung-bak has been relieved of what could have been a serious obstacle to his administration ju
By Kurt Achin Seoul 24 April 2008 The United States and South Korea are each gearing up for a crucial vote to ratify a major trade liberalization deal. In South Korea, opponents of the pact are trying to block a separate compromise to open up the cou
By Kurt Achin Seoul 07 September 2007 South Korea has announced it will include its minister of defense in an entourage traveling to North Korea for their summit meeting next month. This will be the first such defense visit since the end of the Korea
By Kurt Achin Mount Kumgang, North Korea 18 February 2008 You may remember the ping-pong diplomacy between the United States and China back in the 1970s. Now, some South Korean athletes say they have introduced dog sled diplomacy to North Korea, as p
By Stefan Bos Seoul 09 June 2008 South Korean officials are traveling to the United States, in response to a growing public outcry over plans to resume imports of American beef. A month of street protests are expected to reach a new crescendo, this
By Catherine Drew London 04 February 2008 The international auction house Bonhams has held a sale of South African art in London that achieved record prices for a number of works. The auction house says this marks a coming of age for South African ar
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 04 December 2007 South Africa's biggest union has staged a one-day strike to protest safety and security problems that have contributed to an increase in mining deaths this year. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from Johann
By Kurt Achin Seoul 08 April 2008 South Koreans are celebrating the launch of their country's first space traveler. Yi So-yeon has become the first South Korean woman to blast into orbit on her way to a research mission on the International Space Sta
By Kurt Achin Seoul 09 August 2007 South Korea's top official in charge of North Korea policy says a planned summit will boost multinational efforts to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul. Lee Jae-joung, ce
By Scott Bobb Durban 10 June 2008 Qualifying matches have begun around the world for the football World Cup, which begins in two years. In 2010 the World Cup is to be held for the first time in Africa and attention is focusing on host nation South A
It will be Li's first visit to South Korea as premier and the first visit to South Korea by a Chinese premier in five years. The premier will attend the sixth Trilateral Summit Meeting on the sidelines of his visit from Saturday to Monday. Vice Forei