http://www.yourstreet.com/news/south-korea YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us BY JULIA REID Sky News A top fashion model who appeared regularly at shows around the world has been found dead at her apartment in Paris. Daul Kim had modelled in Paris, New York and London Daul Kim, who was 20 and from South Korea, had recently complained of being... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6753795/-overworked-top-model-an-apparent-suicide Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:38:08 -0800 Lee Ki-sik, chief of Intelligence Operation Division at South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to the media during a news briefing at the Defence Ministry in Seoul November 10, 2009. BY JOHN HERSKOVITZ and KIM YEON-hee Reuters SEOUL - Navies from the rival... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752678/two-koreas-in-brief-naval-clash,-vessels-hit Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:42:08 -0800 SEOUL, South Korea — The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, now approaching 90 and still one of the world's most controversial religious figures, is handing over day-to-day control of his Unification Church to three U. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743914/rev-moon-turning-over-unification-church-to-sons Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:19:08 -0700 SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea test-launched five short-range missiles yesterday, reports said, in what analysts said was an attempt to improve its bargaining position ahead of possible talks with the United States. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745241/n-korea-reportedly-tests-5-missiles Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:49:08 -0700 North Korea reportedly test-launched five short-range missiles - and may fire more - in what analysts said is an attempt to improve its bargaining position ahead of possible talks with the United States. North Korea has recently reached out to the U.S. and South... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744996/report-north-korea-fires-5-short-range-missiles Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:40:08 -0700 SEOUL, South Korea -- The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, now approaching 90 and still one of the world's most controversial religious figures, is handing over day-to-day control of his Unification Church to three U.S.-educated sons. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745702/rev-moon-gives-sons-control Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:00:08 -0700 SEOUL, South Korea -- The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, now approaching 90 and still one of the world's most controversial religious figures, is handing over day-to-day control of his Unification Church to three U.S.-educated sons. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743026/rev-moon-gives-sons-control Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:00:08 -0700 SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-launched five short-range missiles Monday, reports said, in what analysts said was an attempt to improve its bargaining position ahead of possible talks with the United States. North Korea has recently reached o... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746901/report-n-korea-tests-5-short-range-missiles Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:42:08 -0700 BARABOO - If your travel itinerary for coming months includes places such as Iran, North Korea, China and Tibet, chances would seem pretty good that you are a diplomat being dispatched to some of the world's hot spots. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744028/conservationist-works-to-protect-cranes-in-north-and-south-korea Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:30:08 -0700 SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea launched a barrage of five short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday in its first missile tests in three months, in an apparent provocation as the United States weighs whether to start bilateral talks, South Korean news media... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745305/n-korea-tests-5-short-range-missiles Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:51:08 -0700 North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, news reports said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbor. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748694/report-north-korea-fires-5-missiles Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:27:08 -0700 North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, news reports said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbor. Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified South Korean government official, said the North... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740952/north-korea-fires-five-short-range-missiles Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:03:08 -0700 North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, a news report said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbor. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746250/report-north-korea-fires-5-short-range-missles Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:43:08 -0700 An electric car maker from South Korea says Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research is one reason it's considering the Upstate as a possible location for its planned North American headquarters and a research and development center. CT&T Co.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737034/electric-carmaker-may-locate-near-icar Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:46:08 -0700 SAN DIEGO - Na Yeon Choi of South Korea lost her seven-stroke lead, then rallied to shoot 1-under 71 yesterday to win the Samsung World Championship, her first LPGA Tour victory. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6731500/choi-loses-lead,-but-rallies-to-win Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:00:08 -0700 SAN DIEGO -- Na Yeon Choi of South Korea shot a career-best 9-under 63 Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over compatriot Jiyai Shin in the Samsung World Championship at Torrey Pines. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729587/choi-shoots-9-under,-leads-samsung-by-2 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reportedly said Friday his country is ready to engage in multilateral talks, the latest move in a diplomatic chess game with the U.S. and regional powers seeking to rid Pyongyang of nuclear weapons. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727043/north-korea-s-kim-hints-at-returning-to-nuclear-talks Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 North Korea withdrew its demand for a hefty wage hike for its workers at a joint industrial complex with South Korea, the latest conciliatory gesture that could help revive reconciliation on the divided peninsula. Pyongyang previously demanded that Seoul... Sponsored... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6714354/nkorea-seeks-5-percent-wage-hike-at-joint-project Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:14:08 -0700 SYDNEY -- Energy giant Chevron signed deals worth 70 billion Australian dollars ($60 billion) to supply liquefied natural gas to Japan and South Korea, Australia's prime minister said today. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6704739/chevron-signs-60-billion-gas-deal-with-s-korea,-japan Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:32:08 -0700 SEOUL, South Korea — Usain Bolt has pulled out of a meet this month in South Korea because of fatigue. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708443/track-and-field-usain-bolt-pulls-out-of-skorean-meet-with-fatigue Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:44:08 -0700