Read more South Korea stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/641/south-korea.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:35:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74417/latest-undeserved-honor-black-belt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis has gone too far. First President Obama gets the Nobel Peace Prize “without actually producing any peace,” writes Andrew Malcolm. Now the South Korean president has awarded him a black belt in tae kwon do “after zero long years of study. What would Chuck Norris do?” Malcolm wonders in...http://www.newser.com/story/74417/latest-undeserved-honor-black-belt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 14:07:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74389/obama-we-will-sanction-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama offered his toughest talk yet on nuclear issues today in a joint press conference with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. Obama blasted Iran for turning down a deal to turn their nuclear stockpiles into fuel rods, “for internal political reasons, or perhaps because they are stuck in some...http://www.newser.com/story/74389/obama-we-will-sanction-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 7:12:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74356/us-south-korea-offer-north-grand-bargain-on-nukes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth Korea's president says he and President Barack Obama have agreed to offer North Korea a "grand bargain" aimed at ending the North's nuclear program. President Lee Myung-bak, speaking at a joint news conference today in Seoul, said the deal would be similar to his proposal for a package of...http://www.newser.com/story/74356/us-south-korea-offer-north-grand-bargain-on-nukes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 22:47:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73665/koreas-navies-trade-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA South Korean navy ship fired warning shots at a North Korean vessel early Tuesday off the countries’ disputed west coast; the North’s ship was damaged and returned the salvo. No casualties were immediately reported. South Korean officials tell Yonhap the North crossed into their territorial waters; the North does...http://www.newser.com/story/73665/koreas-navies-trade-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 22:07:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73471/950-tries-later-woman-passes-driving-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 68-year-old South Korean woman has finally been granted the chance to take her actual, physical driving test after completing the written exam—on her 950th try. Cha Sa-soon took the test and failed almost daily since April 2005 before recently squeaking through with the minimum score of 60%. At...http://www.newser.com/story/73471/950-tries-later-woman-passes-driving-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 8:40:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72546/mixed-verdict-against-fake-korean-cloner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe disgraced South Korean scientist who falsely claimed major breakthroughs in stem cell research in human clones was convicted of embezzlement and other charges, but was acquitted of fraud and received only a suspended sentence. Hwang Woo-suk was hailed as a national hero in 2004 for claiming in the journal...http://www.newser.com/story/72546/mixed-verdict-against-fake-korean-cloner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 5:07:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71484/north-korea-tests-5-missiles-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorth Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast today, news reports said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbor. South Korea's Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified South Korean government official, said the North test-fired the surface-to-surface KN-02 rockets from mobile launch pads.http://www.newser.com/story/71484/north-korea-tests-5-missiles-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 11:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68289/travel-back-to-normal-in-koreas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTravel between North and South Korea returned to normal today, eight months after Pyongyang clamped down on imports from the South. It's the latest sign of warming ties between the two Koreas, following a recent deal on reuniting separating families and the fight high-level diplomatic talks in two years. Negotiations...http://www.newser.com/story/68289/travel-back-to-normal-in-koreas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 6:52:32 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 CDT