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Park Chung Hee (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Oct 27, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Republican Norm Coleman Calls For South Korean President Park Geun Hye To ‘Publicly Apologize’ To Raped Women During The Vietnam War

Former general Park Chung Hee, South Korean President Park Guen Hye's father, led an army of U.S.-allied soldiers 40 years ago to the Vietname War, where his soldiers allegedly raped Vietnamese women. Today, Republican Norm Coleman is calling on Presiddent Park to release a public apology for the crimes committed by his father's soldiers.

Korean actor Go Soo to star in Korean adaptation of mystery novel

Oct 27, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

South Korean Actor Go Soo Lands Lead Role For Film Adaptation Of Mystery Novel 'The Tooth And The Nail' By American Author Bill Ballinger

Korean adaptation of mystery novel "The Tooth and The Nail" will feature actor Go Soo as one of the major characters. Filming of the project starts this month.

Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso, along with his counterparts from South Korea and China, will hold a sideline meeting to discuss economic policy changes. (Photo by Pool / Getty Images News)

Oct 27, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

Finance Ministries Of South Korea, Japan And China Will Hold A Trilateral Meeting To Discuss Economic Ploicy Changes

Finance Ministers From South Korea, Japan And China will discuss economic policy changes implemented globally in a sideline talk this week.

Xiaomi Inc. CEO Lei Jun.  (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

Oct 26, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Xiaomi Sales In South Korea Climb

A South Korean online outlet announced a 3,823 percent increase in Xiaomi products sales from January to August of this year as more Koreans learn that Xiaomi products' "quality exceeds price."

A KUH-1 Surion helicopter hovering above Pocheon, South Korea (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Oct 26, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Korea Aerospace Industries Allegedly Earns Nearly $48 Million From Falsified Development Expenses

According to the Bureau of Audit and Inspection, two suspects allegedly released falsified development expenses for a fleet of helicopters for Seoul's military earning an unjust profit of at least $ 47.9 million.

Gingko trees (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images )

Oct 26, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Seoul Metropolitan Government Organizes A Team That Would Collect Gingko Nuts To Solve The ‘Smelly’ Problem In The City

Gingko nuts emit foul odor that causes problems in Seoul, South Korea. The Seoul Metropolitan Government organizes a team that would collect the fallen nuts to solve the smelly problem.

(Photo by: Rebecca J. Moat) South Korean navy fired warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat after the latter reportedly crossed NLL.

Oct 26, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

Warning Shots Fired By South Korean Navy Against A North Korean Patrol Boat Is A 'Serious Provocation,' Says North Korean Spokesman

A spokesman from North Korea says South Korea's firing of warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat is a 'serious provocation' that could refuel the tensions between the two Koreas.

South Korea's Black Friday sale attracted multiple consumers, showing improvement in the country's economy post MERS outbreak. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Oct 25, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Economists See Signs Of Upswing On South Korea’s Domestic Economy Despite Sluggish Growth Of The Country’s Exports

With the recent MERS outbreak and the sluggish economic growth of China, South Korean domestic economy has been greatly affected the past few months. However, government efforts, including the recent Korea Black Friday event, have gradually pulled up the country's domestic growth as economists have observed.

Orphaned sisters separated for 40 years reunite while working at a hospital in Florida  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Oct 25, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

Orphaned South Korean Sisters Meet Again After 40 Years of Separation

After South Korean sisters Holly and Meagan were orphaned, put in different orphanages and adopted separately by American families decades ago. They have coincidentally been reunited recently after being hired to work on the same floor in the same Florida hospital.

South Koreans protest history distortion in Japanese textbooks.  (Photo by Chung Sung Jun /Getty Images)

Oct 25, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

South Korea’s Blue House And Ruling Saenuri Party Pushes Plan For Government-Controlled History Textbooks

To prevent misinterpretations and biased views on history, the government of South Korea, as well as the ruling Saenuri Party, is set to push for a government-controlled history textbooks.

Top military officials for South Korea and United States have reportedly signed a new war plan called

Oct 25, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

South Korean And U.S. Militaries Create New War Plan Called 'Operations Plan 5015' To Fight Pyongyang’s Reported Guerilla Warfare

Top military officials from South Korea and US signed a new war plan to replace OPLAN 5027. The new plan called "Operations Plan 5015" reportedly "deals with surprise military provocations by Pyongyang through the use of its special forces."

South Korean President Park Geun Hye announces on Saturday that the country will donate $200 million in aid to poor countries. (Photo by Pool / Getty Images News)

Oct 25, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

South Korean President Park Geun Hye Donates $200 Million To Contribute to U.N.'s New Global Agenda

South Korea continues to improve its contributions toward United Nations' new global agenda. South Korean President Park Geun Hye also calls on countries to execute the new global agenda in good faith.

South Koreans on the street of Gangnam station area | By: The Washington Post | Getty Images

Oct 24, 2015 PM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

North Korea’s Sees An Increasing Number Of Citizens Gaining Knowledge About Life In South Korea

Despite North Korea's efforts to crackdown South Korean information and television and media materials from entering their nation, North Koreans have been observed to show an increasing interest on the life in the South.

Reunited North and South Korean sisters | By: Pool | Getty Images

Oct 24, 2015 AM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

North And South Korea Reports The Monumental Korean Family Reunions Differently In Their Media Publications

After the first batch of the three-day Korean family reunions on Tuesday, media publications of both North and South Korea started reporting on the event, but differently.

Park Chan Wook at the red carpet in Rome, Italy | By: Venturelli | Getty Images

Oct 24, 2015 AM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

A Remake Of Park Chan Wook's Joint Security Area Premiered At An Art Center

Park Chan Wook's "Joint Security Area" film in 2000 was remastered and premiered at an art center, set to run every weekend and will include additional venues soon.

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