President Obama and South Korea's President Myung-bak attend press conference
U.S. President Barack Obama gestures as he answers a question on Iran's election results at a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 16, 2009, in Washington. Obama made the comments at the end of a press conference with South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak. ( UPI Photo/Mike Theiler)
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HUA HIN, Thailand, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- South Korea is not actively seeking a summit with its North Korean neighbor, a senior Seoul official says.
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- North Korea can expect less than 5 tons of corn in humanitarian aid from South Korea this year, a senior government official said.
BEIJING, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The international community should quickly develop incentives for North Korea to abandon its nuclear program, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says.
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- South Korean and Japanese leaders said Friday they would seek a "comprehensive" solution to North Korea's nuclear issue in a "single-step" package deal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama will take part in his first Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting during next month's Asian trip, the White House said.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- North Korea Wednesday rejected an offer from South Korea on the same day a U.S. diplomat invited the North back to the nuclear bargaining table.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced in Pittsburgh Friday his country will host the first of two Group of 20 summits next year.
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- South Korean officials said Monday they are starting preparations for the reunions of hundreds of families separated by the Korean War.
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The Group of 20 summit process should be institutionalized and made permanent to fight global economic problems, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says.
BEIJING, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Japan, whose new prime minister wants closer ties with neighbors, is planning an early summit next month with China and South Korea, sources said.