Obamas celebrate 17th wedding anniversary with dinner outOctober 3rd, 2009 Obamas celebrate anniversary with dinner outWASHINGTON — There was no trip to New York and no fancy outing as the Obamas celebrated their first wedding anniversary since they moved to the White House. Instead they kept it simple, with a dinner out Saturday night at an elegant, American-fare restaurant near Georgetown.
South Korean officials headed to North Korea to prepare for separated family reunionsSeptember 20th, 2009 SKorea sends team to NKorea for family reunionsSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials headed Monday to North Korea to prepare for a new round of reunion visits for families separated by the Korean War, amid easing tensions on the divided peninsula. The 10-member team will work with North Korean officials to check the hotel, communication lines and other details of the six days of reunions at the North's Diamond Mountain resort, Seoul's Unification Ministry spokesman Chun Hae-sung said.
South Korea considers request by visiting North Koreans to meet presidentAugust 22nd, 2009 SKorea considers NKorea request to meet presidentSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Saturday it is considering a request by visiting North Korean officials to meet President Lee Myung-bak, amid reports they were carrying a message from the communist country's leader. The six North Korean officials arrived in South Korea on Friday to mourn late former President Kim Dae-jung, a champion of inter-Korean dialogue who died Tuesday.
New Mexico Gov. Richardson, North Korean officials to meet in Santa FeAugust 19th, 2009 North Korean officials to meet with NM governorSANTA FE, N.M. — Two North Korean diplomats are in Santa Fe and will meet with Gov.
Report: Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung dies at age 85August 18th, 2009 Report: Former South Korean president diesSEOUL, South Korea — Yonhap news agency says former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has died. The 85-year-old leader had been hospitalized since last month for pneumonia.
North Korea frees detained South Korean worker, brightening prospects for better relationsAugust 13th, 2009 North Korea frees detained South Korea workerSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Thursday freed a South Korean worker detained for months in the communist country, officials said, brightening prospects for improved relations on the tense peninsula. The release came days after Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jung-eun traveled to Pyongyang in an effort to secure the employee's freedom, and a week after the isolated regime freed two U.S.
First lady, daughters Malia and Sasha to meet president in Paris for a family weekendJune 4th, 2009 Obamas to spend a family weekend in ParisWASHINGTON — It's a family weekend in Paris for the Obamas. A White House official says 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha will join their mother, first lady Michelle Obama, when she flies to Paris on Friday to join President Barack Obama.
South Korean delegation in North Korea for talksApril 21st, 2009 SEOUL - A South Korean delegation reached North Korea Tuesday morning to participate in talks amid mounting tensions in the Korean Peninsula. 'The delegation has crossed the border,' a spokesman of South Korea's Unification Ministry said.
South Korea agrees for talks with North KoreaApril 19th, 2009 SEOUL - The South Korean government Sunday said that it has decided to accept Pyongyang's offer for holding inter-Korean talks next week. It will be the first governmental talks between South Korea and North Korea since South Korean President Lee Myung-bak took office in February last year.
South Korea says North Korea has proposed meeting on joint industrial complexApril 17th, 2009 NKorea proposes meeting on joint factory parkSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says that North Korea has proposed a meeting on a joint factory park in the North next week. Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Ho-nyeon told reporters Saturday that the North recently proposed a meeting to discuss the joint complex in the border town of Kaesong.
Obamas using own money to renovate White HouseMarch 31st, 2009 NEW YORK - The Obamas are using their own money to renovate the White House, forgoing the 100,000 dollars in federal funds that is traditionally allotted to new presidents for such renovation projects. First Lady Michelle Obama''''s communications director Camille Johnston said that the Obamas, who are worth millions, will pay to overhaul the White House residence from their own pockets.
South Korean president urges expansion of ties with IranMarch 17th, 2009 BEIJING - South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak said Tuesday that his country was ready to boost ties with Iran. In a meeting with Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi in the South Korean capital, Lee said Seoul attaches great importance to its ties with Tehran.
North Korea places troops on combat alertMarch 9th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korean troops have gone on combat alert in response to annual US-South Korean manoeuvres, the country's official news agency reported. The North Korean Army's Supreme Command vowed massive retaliation against the US and South Korean forces if Pyongyang's land, sea or air spaces are violated during the military exercises.
North Korea scraps all accords with South KoreaJanuary 29th, 2009 PYONGYANG - North Korea has scrapped all political and military agreements with South Korea, the official KCNA news agency reported Friday. It denounced the South Korean government for pushing the inter-Korean relations to the brink of a war.
Kim Jong Il meets Chinese officialJanuary 22nd, 2009 PYONGYANG - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who is reported to be ill, met a senior Chinese official here Friday, officials said. Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Thursday met Kim Yong II, the North Korean prime minister.
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