Yang Moo-jin, a scholar with the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, says the North is "playing hard ball".

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

U.S.envoy Stephen Bosworth in Seoul Thursday said he had "very useful" meetings with senior North Korean officials this week.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

However,the zone encountered problems when North Korea became upset with the conservative policies of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

(Speaking) South Korean officials say that 2010 may open on bright note, with six-nation nuclear talks opening as early as January.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

There they will meet with representatives from Pyongyang to discuss the resumption of family reunions, overseen by the Korean Red Cross.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says he will work closely with the United States and other nations to seek a strong response.

VOA: standard.2009.05.26

On the final leg of her Asian tour, Clinton will travel to Seoul on Wednesday to consult with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

(Speaking) A few months later,the death of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung offered the chance to warm diplomatic relations with the South.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Moon Tae-young expressed Seoul's willingness to work with Mr.Hatoyama.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

Bosworth arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday, and met with North Korean officials on Wednesday.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

Pyongyang says it will completely nullify a bilateral agreement with the South that was put in place to prevent clashes in waters west of the Korean peninsula.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

Bosworth has been in the South Korean capital since Friday, holding meetings with officials including chief South Korean nuclear negotiator Wi Wung-lac and Unification Minister Hyun In-taek.

VOA: standard.2009.09.06

Yang says he thinks the North Korean leader's visit is aimed at discussing cooperation with China on strengthening economic ties, nuclear disarmament talks and "the Cheonan incident."

VOA: standard.2010.05.03

"We have had very useful conversations here with our South Korean partners,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.06

Some assert that the placement of several North Korean dams so close to the South's border shows that Pyongyang built them with such acts of sabotage in mind.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Senior U.S.Envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, emerged from meetings with South Korean counterparts in Seoul holding firm to Washington's insistence that Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities must be ended.

VOA: standard.2009.09.06

Opponents say the deal with make it easy for the far larger U.S.economy to overwhelm entire sectors of the South Korean economy, especially in the culturally sensitive agriculture sector.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

South Korean parliamentary opponents of a major free-trade deal with the United States got physical in a committee hearing room, but failed to prevent the deal from advancing toward ratification.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

Tuesday,President Barack Obama is to meet with his South Korean counterpart, President Lee has urged a stronger, more coordinated front with the five governments that have engaged Pyongyang in talks since 2003.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

She adds that is in line with previous years. South Korean companies employ nearly 40,000 North Koreans to produce basic manufactured goods at a special cooperative zone in the North Korean city of Kaesong.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

As we go forward, as Japan goes forward with forming a new government, one of the key issues that we look forward to working with them on is the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula."

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

It was a rare sight Friday in the South Korean capital: Senior North Korean envoys approached a memorial to former President Kim Dae-jung with a giant funeral bouquet bearing the name of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

He pioneered a new policy of South Korean reconciliation with the North, beginning with the historic Mr.Kim won the Nobel Peace Prize after that meeting - although the event was later tarnished by allegations South Korea paid the North half a billion dollars to hold the summit.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21