South Korea's election watchdog said Monday it is looking into possible election law violations by a foundation that is being set up by Ahn Cheol-soo, a software entrepreneur-turned-professor who may have presidential ambitions.A source at the National Election Commission (NEC) said that there is a need to see if the public foundation that Ahn said he will create conflicts with an existing electio

North Korea said Saturday it has asked the United Nations to condemn an alleged terrorist attempt by South Korea and the United States to undermine its regime by demolishing the statues of its founding leader, Kim Il-sung.North Korea said it has mailed the United Nations details of open testimony made by one of its nationals allegedly hired by South Korean and U.S. intelligence on a secret mission

The Obama administration is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime and its allies as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton heads to Turkey for weekend talks with top Turkish officials and Syrian opposition activists.Senior U.S. officials traveling with Clinton as she wraps up a nine-nation Africa tour in Ghana and Benin before flying to Turkey on Friday said the

The approval ratings of top presidential contender Park Geun-hye slipped more than two percentage points as her conservative ruling party took a beating over allegations one of its lawmakers bribed her way into parliament, polls showed Friday.Park's rating stood at 36.4 percent in a survey of 1,500 people on Wednesday and Thursday, down from 39 percent during the same period last week, according t

The second Herald Design Forum, scheduled from Sept. 19-21, will talk about the role of design in business at a special session conducted by world-renowned designers.The session will discuss to what extent design should be involved in management decisions, tackle business problems and address how to incorporate management and design.Two leading auto designers, Chris Bangle and Peter Schreyer, will

Winning bronze medal at the London Olympics wasn't exactly how they wanted to end their partnership, but the South Korean men's doubles badminton team of Chung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae said Tuesday they were still thankful for each other's presence.Chung and Lee, ranked No. 1 in the world, took third place in doubles. They came into London as the favorites, but lost to Mathias Boe and Carsten Mog

South Korea took fourth place in women's team table tennis at the London Olympics Tuesday.South Korea fell to Singapore 3-0. Kim Kyung-ah, Seok Ha-jung and Dang Ye-seo took away only three games against Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu, the same trio that won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.This marks the first time South Korea has failed to win a medal in women's table tennis since the