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South Korean actress Lee Min Jung poses for a photo with LG TROMM's washing machine at an autograph session for LG Electronics in Seoul.

Mar 11, 2016 PM EST - Jesse L.

South Korean Government Considering Adding Washing Machine Motors To Watch List

The South Korean government is considering including motors from washers on a "watch list" of items that would ban exports that could potentially aid the efforts of Kim Jong Un's regime

Hooni Kim, chef and restaurateur, poses for a portrait in the doorway of Hanjan restaurant in NYC on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Kim owns two Korean restaurants in New York, Hanjan and Michelin-starred Danji, his first restaurant.

Mar 11, 2016 PM EST - Jesse L.

Chef Hooni Kim Of Danji And Hanjan Brings His Take On Korean Fine Dining To NYC: 'I Wanted To Show New Yorkers That Korean Food Isn't Always Cheap'

"I wanted to show New Yorkers that Korean food isn't always cheap and that we are about quality and ingredients, values and philosophy," Hooni told the Korean news agency Yonhap in an interview Friday.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes comments to the media on the situation in North Korea at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Jan. 6.

Mar 11, 2016 AM EST - Jesse L.

North Korea Orders More Nuclear Weapons Tests: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon Demands Pyongyang 'Cease Destabilizing Acts'

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon implored North Korean leaders to listen to reason on Friday, following a report that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had ordered more nuclear tests.

 A man walks past at Cyber Terror Response Center at National Police Agency on March 21, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea.

Mar 10, 2016 PM EST - Jesse L.

Editors Of South Korean Newspaper JoongAng Daily Plead For More Cyber Security To Defend Against North Korea's Hackers In Impassioned Op-Ed

In an editorial published Thursday, the the editors of the JoongAng Daily newspaper demanded that South Korea country needs to start taking the threat of a cyberterrorist attack from the North seriously.

 A woman walks past a public television screen showing file footage of a North Korean missile, at a railway station in Seoul on March 4.

Mar 10, 2016 PM EST - Jesse L.

North Korea Fires 2 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Into The Sea In Defiance Of New U.N. Resolutions

North Korean government officials vowed to "liquidate" all assets and commercial projects with the South on Thursday, firing two short-range missiles into a nearby body of water linking the two countries.

dinosaur replicas on the way to the Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo

Mar 09, 2016 PM EST - Jesse L.

Giant Replicas Make Their Way To Goseong For South Korea's Dinosaur World Expo

Residents of the rural county of Goseong, located in South Korea's in South Gyeongsang Province roughly 300 miles outside of Seoul, are expecting some rather oversized visitors on April 1.

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim

Mar 09, 2016 PM EST - Jesse L.

U.S. Special Representative for N. Korea Policy Shoots Down Rumors Of Clandestine Peace Talks: 'There Are No Secret Dealings With The Chinese'

On Tuesday, U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim shot down that the US was secretly locking South Korea out of negotiations with Pyongyang and China.

South Korean chess champion Lee Se Dol faces off against Google's AlphaPro computer at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul on Wednesday.

Mar 09, 2016 PM EST - Jesse L.

Google's AlphaGo A.I. Software Beats South Korean Go Champion Lee Se Dol In 3-Hour Match [VIDEO]

In a three-hour match, Google's AlphaGo artificial intelligence software handed South Korean go champion Lee Se Dol a stunning defeat at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul on Wednesday.

North Korean cargo Chong Chon Gang at anchor in front of the Sherman Base near Colon, 120 km from Panama City, on Feb. 12, 2014

Mar 08, 2016 PM EST - Jesse L.

North Korean Cargo Ship Turned Away From Rizhao, China Following New Sanctions

It didn't take long for South Korea and China's new round of sanctions against North Korea, to be put to the test. The general cargo ship Grand Karo was turned away from a Chinese port in Rizhao last week.

Dulwich College Seoul

Mar 08, 2016 PM EST - Jesse L.

Dulwich College Seoul's Dean Of Admission Indicted For Allegedly Embezzling $6 Million Of Tuition Funds

Students of the academic institution Dulwich College Seoul learned a valuable lesson about the dangers of stealing on Tuesday, when the school's dean of admissions was indicted for allegedly stealing tuition funds.

Spa Castle

Mar 07, 2016 PM EST - Staff Reporter

Underwater Sex, Public Nudity Uncovered At Korean Developer Steve Chon's Spa Castle In Queens

Things have gone from bad to worse for South Korean émigré developer Steve Chon's Spa Castle.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during his annual news conference at the Russian Foreign Minister building on Jan. 26 in Moscow.

Mar 07, 2016 PM EST - Staff Reporter

Russia's Foreign Ministry Blast Criticizes North, South And West In Dispute Over Training Exercises In Korean Peninsula

In the eyes of Russia's Foreign Ministry, there is more than enough fault to go around regarding joint military exercises between the US and South Korean armies that commenced Monday in the Korean Peninsula.

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani called for stronger defense ties between South Korea and Japan against North Korea. (Photo by Pool/Getty Images)

Feb 22, 2016 AM EST - Diana Tomale

South Korea And Japan Should Strengthen Defense Ties Amid North Korea’s Provocations, Says Japanese Defense Minister

Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani calls for stronger defense ties between Japan and South Korea amin North Korea's provocations.

Members of the North Korean government-sponsored group Moranbong Band leave the hotel for concert rehearsal on Dec. 11.

Feb 19, 2016 PM EST - Jesse Lent

Kim Jong Un's Girl Group Moranbong Band Mentioned In 1 Of The 375 New Slogans Released Ahead Of North Korea's Congressional Meeting

On Friday, when the Democratic People's Republic of Korea unveiled 375 new slogans, one of them directly referenced Moranbong Band, a group formed by the country's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.

President Barack Obama

Feb 18, 2016 AM EST - Diana Tomale

President Obama Vows To Approve Tougher Sanctions On North Korea

The U.S. Congress passed tougher sanctions bill against North Korea after its fourth nuclear test in January and long-range rocket launch last week.

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