Read more Seoul stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1272/seoul.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:59:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71359/asia-uk-challenge-us-supremacy-in-higher-ed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe United States is home to more top-level universities than any other country in the world, this year’s survey by Times Higher Education confirms, but its advantage may not last forever. Although 54 of the top 200 schools are in the US, Asia is making remarkable progress: Japan has 11...http://www.newser.com/story/71359/asia-uk-challenge-us-supremacy-in-higher-ed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 18:36:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68291/worlds-first-cloned-wolf-dies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of of the world's first two cloned wolves has died due to unknown causes, reports the Korea Times . Snuwolf, 4, was found dead at South Korea's national zoo. Her identical sister, Snuwolffy, remains healthy. "Snuwolf had been in good condition," said Prof. Shin Nam-sik, a leader of the team...http://www.newser.com/story/68291/worlds-first-cloned-wolf-dies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 3:10:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61414/seouls-airport-is-worlds-no-1.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIncheon International airport in Seoul, South Korea, is the world's best, according to a British survey that took into account passengers' experiences with check-in, departures, transfers, and arrivals. Two other Asian airports, in Hong Kong and Singapore, finished second and third, the BBC reports.http://www.newser.com/story/61414/seouls-airport-is-worlds-no-1.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 14:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48221/north-korea-threatens-to-shatter-south.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorth Korea threatened to “shatter” South Korea today as reports surfaced that Pyongyang may have enough plutonium stocks to produce at least four nuclear bombs, the Guardian reports. The North said rising hostilities with Seoul compelled it to take “an all-out confrontational posture” over a disputed maritime border that triggered...http://www.newser.com/story/48221/north-korea-threatens-to-shatter-south.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Jan 2009 17:21:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34272/bush-warns-korea-on-nukes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident 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...http://www.newser.com/story/34272/bush-warns-korea-on-nukes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Aug 2008 6:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29721/leader-offers-fresh-start-as-korea-protests-snowball.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth 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...http://www.newser.com/story/29721/leader-offers-fresh-start-as-korea-protests-snowball.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jun 2008 9:29:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18844/man-admits-setting-seoul-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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...http://www.newser.com/story/18844/man-admits-setting-seoul-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 Feb 2008 9:01:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13679/korea-struggles-to-clean-spill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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...http://www.newser.com/story/13679/korea-struggles-to-clean-spill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Dec 2007 17:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12003/thousands-flee-n-korea-via-covert-network.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThousands 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...http://www.newser.com/story/12003/thousands-flee-n-korea-via-covert-network.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Nov 2007 17:24:59 CST