Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

August 21, 2008 4:41:34 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: Seoul

Stories

9 Stories

  • August 2008

    • Bush Warns Korea on Nukes

      Bloomberg  |  Aug 6, 08 6:19 AM CDT

      Bush Warns Korea on Nukes

      (Newser) - President Bush urged North Korea to keep its pledge to end its nuclear program ahead of a looming American deadline, reports Bloomberg. Speaking in Seoul alongside South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Bush said that Pyongyang must either "verifiably do what you say you are going to do, or you'll continue to be the most sanctioned regime in the world." More »

      Tags

      George W. Bush  • South Korea  • North Korea  • nuclear disarmament  • beef  • Seoul  • Lee Myung-bak  • Axis of Evil

  • June 2008

    • Leader Offers Fresh Start as Korea Protests Snowball

      New York Times  |  Jun 11, 08 9:29 AM CDT

      Leader Offers Fresh Start as Korea Protests Snowball

      (Newser) - South Korea's president is battling for his political life as swelling protests continue to rock the country, the New York Times reports. At least 100,000 people joined a massive anti-government rally in Seoul yesterday as Lee Myung-bak—himself a former participant in a pro-democracy student movement—pledged "a new beginning," just 4 months after taking office. He has asked his main political rival to become prime minister, reports Reuters. More »

      Tags

      South Korea  • protests  • Seoul  • Lee Myung-bak  • beef industry  • Koreans

  • February 2008

    • Man Admits Setting Seoul Fire

      Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)  |  Feb 12, 08 9:01 AM CST

      Man Admits Setting Seoul Fire

      (Newser) - A 69-year-old man confessed last night to setting the fire that destroyed Seoul's most famous landmark, the 14th-century South Gate.  As South Koreans vented anger and disbelief, calling the loss "the Korean equivalent of 9/11," the arsonist apologized "to my children and the public." Disgruntled over a land dispute, the AP reports, the man used paint thinner and a disposable lighter to torch the wooden structure. More »

      Tags

      South Korea  • Seoul

  • December 2007

    • Korea Struggles to Clean Spill

      New York Times  |  Dec 9, 07 5:00 PM CST

      Korea Struggles to Clean Spill

      (Newser) - A crew of 7,000 struggled to contain the worst oil spill in South Korean history today, the New York Times reports. The government declared a state of disaster as volunteers hauled buckets of oil from a 12-mile shore, fighting headaches and nausea from the stench. The coast guard set up floating oil fences, but high waves washed over them. “I think we are finished,” one resident aid. More »

      Tags

      environment  • oil  • South Korea  • disaster  • oil spill  • Seoul  • Exxon Valdez

  • November 2007

    • Thousands Flee N. Korea Via Covert Network

      Washington Post  |  Nov 18, 07 5:24 PM CST

      Thousands Flee N. Korea Via Covert Network

      (Newser) - Thousands are fleeing Kim Jong Il's regime, thanks to an expanding network of brokers who smuggle defectors to Seoul through China, the Washington Post reports. Savvy Seoul brokers charge them up to $10,000 for a luxury "planned escape," complete with fake documents, but stakes are rising as Beijing and Pyonyang tighten border control. Citizens caught trying to flee face prison time—officials who aid them, execution. More »

      Tags

      North Korea  • bribery  • Seoul  • defectors

  • October 2007
  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • Asian Stocks Take a Dive

      AFP  |  Jul 27, 07 7:52 AM CDT

      Asian Stocks Take a Dive

      (Newser) - Share prices plummeted throughout Asia  today in response to the yesterday's sell-off on Wall Street and the escalating crisis in the US housing market. After the 300-point plunge in the U.S., the Tokyo Market closed at a three-month-low, and markets in Seoul, Hong Kong, and Sydney also took serious hits. The market in Shanghai escaped relatively unscathed, buoyed by strong corporate earnings. More »

      Tags

      stock market  • housing market  • stocks  • Merrill Lynch  • Hong Kong  • Asia  • Tokyo  • Seoul  • Mumbai

9 Stories

Today's Most Popular

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »