Cult leader's daughter jailed as scandal threatens S. Korean leader

Longtime friend of President Park Geun-hye arrested over allegations of influence-peddling and other nefarious deeds

• Nov 3, 2016

U.S. authorities defend deportation of man adopted decades ago from S. Korea

Man who was adopted as a 3-year-old from South Korea almost four decades ago is in detention awaiting deportation because of “the severity of his criminal history,” officials said

• Oct 31, 2016

South Korea's "Rasputin" says she "deserves death"

Complicated tale of influence involving a late cult leader's daughter and the South Korean president is roiling the country

• Oct 31, 2016

Cult leader’s daughter may upend South Korea presidency

Thousands have taken to the streets, calling for the resignation of President Park Geun-hye amid a growing influence scandal

• Oct 30, 2016

South Korean man, adopted as a child, to be deported

Plight of South Korean man mirrors those of thousands of others who were brought to the U.S. but whose adoptive parents didn’t secure green cards or U.S. citizenship for them

• Oct 26, 2016

Review: North Korean intrigues in “The Lovers and the Despot”

New documentary tells the too-strange-to-be-true story of a director and actress kidnapped by Kim Jong Il who forced them to make movies

• Sep 23, 2016

Hanjin to get more funds to resolve cargo crisis

Dozens of ships around the world were stranded for nearly a month after Hanjin’s Aug. 31 bankruptcy filing

• Sep 22, 2016

N. Korea claims to successfully carry out ground test of new rocket engine

Successfully carried out ground test of new engine for space launch vehicle is possible indication North Korea might conduct prohibited long-range rocket launch soon

• Sep 19, 2016

U.S. flies nuclear-capable bombers over South Korea in show of force against North

United States sent nuclear-capable supersonic bombers streaking over ally South Korea in a show of force meant to cow North Korea after its recent nuclear test

• Sep 12, 2016

Ship company bankruptcy could impact holiday shopping

For nearly two weeks, dozens of cargo ships belonging to Hanjin Shipping have been stuck at sea, after the South Korean company filed for bankruptcy

• Sep 11, 2016

N. Korea: Latest test brings nuke program to "higher level"

Pyongyang claims it's now a big step closer to being able to put nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles, as it seeks ability to hit U.S. mainland

• Sep 9, 2016

Unusual seismic activity in North Korea likely nuclear test

North Korea detonated its fifth atomic, South Korean officials said, with Seoul and international monitors detecting unusual seismic activity near the North’s northeastern nuclear test site

• Sep 9, 2016

Ailing Korean shipper Hanjin moves to resolve cargo chaos

With company's ships marooned offshore, major retailers were scrambling to work out contingency plans to get their merchandise into stores

• Sep 5, 2016

North Korea fires 3 missiles as world leaders meet in China

Test was apparently timed to grab attention of leaders at G-20 economic summit, source tells CBS News, as U.S. officials mull response

• Sep 5, 2016

How a shipping line’s bankruptcy could affect you

Cargo headed to and from Asia is left in limbo, much to the distress of merchants looking to stock shelves with fall fashions or Christmas toys

• Sep 2, 2016

South Korea: North Korea has executed top education official

If confirmed, they would be the latest in a series of killings, purges and dismissals carried out since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took power in late 2011

• Aug 30, 2016

New York Little Leaguers square off against South Korea in title game

How will team from Endwell, New York stay loose before Sunday's championship game? "A lot of ping pong"

• Aug 28, 2016

North Korea makes violent threat at truce village inside DMZ

North's Korean People's Army accuses U.S., South Korean soldiers of "deliberate provocations"

• Aug 27, 2016

S. Korea: N. Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile

Missile fired from a submarine off the eastern coastal town of Sinpo flew about 310 miles, the longest flight of a North Korean submarine-launched missile

• Aug 23, 2016

U.N. accuses North Korea of planting land mines near border village

American-led U.N. Command in South Korea says North Korea​ planted land mines near a truce village inside the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas

• Aug 23, 2016

Senior N. Korean diplomat defects in apparent disgust at Kim

London-based official takes advantage of opportunity to make a run for South Korea, saying he yearned for democracy

• Aug 17, 2016

North Korea rebuked over "unforgivable act of violence"

North Korea expected to carry out weapons launches in coming weeks to protest annual U.S.-South Korean military drills that begin later this month

• Aug 4, 2016

S. Korea says N. Korea has fired ballistic missile into the sea

Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the missile was launched toward the waters off the North's east coast

• Aug 3, 2016

S. Korea: N. Korea has fired three missiles into eastern sea

South Korea says ​North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, eight days after Pyongyang warned of a "physical counter-action"

• Jul 19, 2016

​North Korea test-fires ballistic missile from sub

Launch is latest in string of tests that are part of efforts by North to advance technology capable of delivering nuclear warheads

• Jul 9, 2016

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