Mar 11th, 2010 · In Mother, Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho turns in a taut mystery about a woman who takes it upon herself to investigate the murder of a teenage girl in the effort to prove her son's innocence — and ends up uncovering much more than she bargained for.
Feb 8th, 2010 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reiterated his country's pledge to achieve a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula when he met a senior Chinese envoy, Beijing's official news agency reported. "The sincerity of relevant parties to resume the six-party talks is very important," Kim said.
Jan 8th, 2010 · North Korea has banned the use of foreign currency, another move to crack down on the burgeoning middle class. Last month, the government's move to slash two zeros off its currency was met with unexpected opposition. Some damage control was done, but the results are widespread inflation and food shortages.
Dec 9th, 2009 · For the first time in more than a year, a senior U.S. diplomat is in North Korea. Special envoy Stephen Bosworth is trying to revive stalled nuclear talks with the isolated regime in Pyongyang. But there is no firm indication Pyongyang is ready to return to six-party talks.
Nov 16th, 2009 · Korean automaker Kia Motors officially rolls out its first car from a U.S. plant in West Point, Ga., Monday. Eventually 2,500 people will work at the facility. The plant will revitalize a region depleted of textile and other jobs. Kia is the latest foreign carmaker to set up shop in the South and the arrival is transforming the region. Susanna Capelouto of Georgia Public Broadcasting reports.
Nov 10th, 2009 · The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said. There were no South Korean casualties, the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, and it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties on the North Korean side.
Oct 5th, 2009 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Il told China's premier that Pyongyang would attend multilateral talks on disarmament, depending on progress in talks with the U.S., China's official news agency reported. The North's Korean Central News Agency carried nearly identical comments.
Sep 30th, 2009 · North Korea has allowed reunions of families divided by the Korean War to resume for a few days this week. The reunions are short, involve just a few hundred people, and are criticized for being too little and, perhaps, too late for some aging Koreans.