Feb 04 Photos: South Korean teens dream of becoming the next K-pop star By Ariel Min Kim Si-yoon doesn't keep the schedule of a typical 9-year-old. Up by 7:30 a.m. for school, followed by hours of voice training, piano lessons, dance lessons and a private English tutor session, she is on a strict path to K-pop… Continue reading
Nov 20 South Korea ferry company chief sentenced to 10 years in jail for April disaster By Justin Scuiletti A South Korean district court Thursday sentenced the chief executive of Chonghaejin Marine Company -- which operated the ferry involved in the April disaster that killed more than 300 people -- to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter… Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch News Wrap: South Korean ferry captain sentenced for deadly disaster By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 31 Cheating suspicions keep Chinese, South Korean students waiting for SAT scores By Kyla Calvert Mason SAT scores for college hopefuls that took the exam in October are out. That is, unless the test taker is a resident of China or South Korea. Concerns over cheating have the College Board and the Educational Testing Service, the… Continue reading
Aug 11 South Korea proposes new round of family reunions with North Korea By Ariel Min South Korea on Monday proposed a second high-level meeting of the year with North Korea to discuss arranging another reunion for the separated elderly in the Koreas. Continue reading
Jun 29 North Korea fires two missiles off coast By Kayla Ruble Despite a United Nations ban on weapons testing in North Korea, the country fired two short-range missiles into the water off of its eastern coast, according to a South Korean Defense Ministry official on Sunday. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch News Wrap: Bombs rip through Shiite campaign rally in Baghdad By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 25 Obama voices pessimism on future of Israel, Palestinian talks By Julie Pace, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea -- Voicing pessimism about a prompt restart to Mideast peace talks, President Barack Obama said Friday that neither Israelis nor Palestinians have shown the political will to make tough decisions to advance negotiations. Obama described a reconciliation… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Why the White House is turning its attention to Asia By PBS News Hour President Obama’s four-nation Asia tour marks a policy shift toward the continent, which has been overshadowed by international concerns in the Middle East, and now the Ukraine crisis. Gwen Ifill talks to former State Department Official Kurt Campbell and Michael… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Obama kicks off four-nation Asia tour with visit to Japan By PBS News Hour President Obama made Tokyo his first stop on tour of Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines. The trip is the latest step in a stated policy shift toward Asia and away from a decade of war in Iraq and… Continue watching