27 June 2010, 12:55 pm
Uruguay and South Korea are preparing for their round of 16 World Cup clash. Both sides are looking to book their place in the quarter-finals. Al Jazeera's Andy Richardson previews the game.... Read More »
22 June 2010, 2:44 pm
A 2-2 draw with Nigeria is good enough for South Korea to advance... Read More »
12 June 2010, 7:33 am
South Korea scores once in each half on route to a 2-0 win over Greece... Read More »
10 June 2010, 4:52 am
Reports say a South Korean rocket have exploded in flight. The crash happened just minutes after blast-off. It comes just the day after its launch was postponed due to a glitch in the fire-extinguishing system. The rocket was carrying a science satellite to study climate change. It's a major setback... Read More »
26 May 2010, 2:12 am
North Korea has announced it will cut all ties, including trade, with the South. Pyongyang claims the move is in retaliation for what it calls a 'smear campaign' over the sinking of a Southern warship in March. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is in the region to discuss the row, has calle... Read More »
25 May 2010, 4:08 am
North Korea's military has reportedly been ordered to prepare for combat, after Seoul blamed the country for sinking one of its warships. The deadly incident in March provoked new levels of hostility between the neighbors, with South Korea suspending all trade with the North. The UN has called for a... Read More »
2 May 2010, 12:13 am
Every year thousands of South Korean men travel overseas to find a wife. But for the brides they bring back, adjusting to life in a new country can be challenging. Now one man is hoping to change all that by using his passion for satellites to bridge the cultural divide. Al Jazeera's Laura Kyle meet... Read More »
24 April 2010, 8:39 am
As a nation, South Korea is still just getting used to the idea of having a weekend. By next year, all enterprises are required to provide two days off in a week to employees. But that hasn't stopped workaholics from voluntarily doing over-time, all the time. Now, the government is taking a harsher ... Read More »
21 November 2009, 6:32 pm
The illegal sale of children makes up more than half of all the cases of human trafficking around the world, according to recent estimates. Traditionally it has involved the exploitation of children in poorer nations, but an Al Jazeera investigation has found that it is also happening in developed c... Read More »
5 October 2009, 10:30 pm
Representatives from more than 150 countries are holding a series of meetings on a new global climate treaty which they hope will become an official agreement in Copenhagen in December to replace the Kyoto Protocol that expires in 2012. But South Korea's president, Lee Myung-bak, has vowed to make g... Read More »