There is speculation that the launch of a rocket by North Korea Sunday might have failed but reaction among South Koreans ranges from pride to anger to indifference.

A week before committing suicide, actress Jang Ja-yeon wrote a seven-page letter chronicling the sexual favours she said she was expected to perform in order to work in Korea's entertainment industry.

A South Korean activist who had been in regular contact with the two Current TV journalists until they were detained by North Koreans claims he warned them against taking undue risks.

Koreans say they are envious that America embraced diversity and elected Sen. Barack Obama as president, even as President Lee Myung-bak is eager to reach out to him. An alliance with Washington is a cornerstone of Lee's foreign and domestic policy.

South Korean media have been devoting an increasing amount of attention to environmental issues.

The shooting of a South Korean tourist at Mt. Geumgang in North Korea reveals a picture of a country divided by forces vying for control over popular sentiment -- a war being waged over the internet.

South Korea's newly elected President, nicknamed "the Bulldozer", has laid out ambitious growth plans that threaten the country's sacred Buddhist temples and lands and Buddhists' deep reverence for the environment.

South Korea has elected the economic reformer, Myung Bak Lee, for president in the lowest ever turnout. Barely half of the nation's eligible voters turned up at the polls.

Koreans go to the polls today with scandals, economic woes, and environmental disaster looming over the process. Many ordinary workers are placing their hopes on the frontrunner, and former Seoul mayor, Myung Bak Lee.

Lowering the voting age to 19 and introducing voting by text message in a country where 87 percent of the population own cell phones might just engage a whole new generation in the electoral system in South Korea. But could the “thumb generation” also turn presidential elections into American Idol?

North Korea’s decision to dismantle its nuclear facilities under U.S. guidance – a move that essentially removes the country from its status as part of the so-called “axis of evil” — followed another historic breakthrough: the South Korean president’s recent trip to North Korea.

The Korean-American media has launched an environmental initiative to reduce waste and promote environmentalism. With its close relationship to the ethnic community, the ethnic media is uniquely positioned to improve environmental coverage.

The number of qualified medical interpreters does not meet the growing demand from the Asian community, experts say.

A growing number of Korean Americans say they are dissatisfied with hospital interpreter services in the United States. Some claim language barriers have led to mistreatment by hospital staff, leading to worsening health conditions.

More Korean men from the countryside find wives abroad but the cultural and language gaps sometimes trap these foreign women into unhappy and even abusive marriages.

The killings at Virginia Tech by a South Korean have stirred feelings of humiliation and anger in the Korean-American community.

The killings at Virginia Tech by a South Korean have stirred feelings of humiliation and anger in the Korean-American community. NAM writer Aruna Lee takes the pulse of the Korean-American press.

Japanese Prime Minister Abe's reluctant apology for Japan's war crimes against Asian women in the Second World War have many Asian Americans saying more needs to be done to repair the damage.

Economic necessity is making Korean and Latino immigrants depend on one another. Latino and Korean press in L.A. report on simmering tensions, but also call for greater ties.

The addition to reading lists of a controversial novel written by a Japanese American depicting her experiences in wartime Korea has led to a bitter dispute between supporters of the novel and the Korean American community, who say their history is being distorted.