Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest carmaker, said Thursday it has opened a community center in Malawi, the company's second such project as part of its global social outreach program.   The center opened in Salima near the shores of Lake Malawi on Wednesday, and is designed to improve the quality of life of the local people and lower infant mortality rates in the area, said Kia.   It also said it has donated three buses to the center to help enhance the mobility of local people in a

   BEIJING -- An agreement between Seoul and Pyongyang to reopen their joint industrial complex was a welcome sign for inter-Korean relations, but much work is still needed for the two sides to put their relations on a positive footing, a Chinese scholar said Thursday.    South and North Korea agreed on Wednesday to reopen the Kaesong industrial complex in the North's border city, which was shut down in April amid soaring tensions following Pyongyang's third nuclear test.   However, they failed

GAESEONG  -- South and North Korea reached a five-point agreement Wednesday to reopen a shuttered joint industrial park that has been idle for more than four months, the government said."The agreement was signed by Kim Ki-woong, Seoul's chief delegate and his North Korean counterpart Park Chol-su,“ a Unification Ministry official said.Ministry officials said the two sides adopted the agreement after day-long negotiations in the North's border city of Gaeseong.The joint complex has been closed si

   A look at Saturday's crash of Asiana Airlines flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport:    WHAT HAPPENED: The Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 crashed while landing after a likely 10-hour-plus flight from Seoul, South Korea. The flight originated in Shanghai and stopped in Seoul before the long trek to San Francisco.    PACKED FLIGHT: There were 307 people aboard -- 291 passengers and 16 crew members. Two people aboard the plane died, but the rest were accounted for late Saturday. Of t

South Korea's Transport Ministry said on Sunday that two dead victims in the Asiana crash are Chinese nationals. The Asiana Airlines passenger jet carrying 307 people crashed upon landing at San Francisco International Airport Saturday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens of others on board.The Boeing 777 plane, which departed from Shanghai, China and stopped over at Incheon International Airport, was carrying 291 passengers and 16 crew members.

North Korea fired another short-range missile into the East Sea on Monday, marking the third straight day of launches, South Korea's defense ministry said."North Korea again launched what appears to be a KN-02 short-range missile," said a ministry official. "We are closely watching the movements of the North's military in case of further launches."Monday's launch occurred between 11 a.m. and noon.North Korea has launched a total of five short-range missiles in the past three days, including thre