Known to its people as Choson (Land of Morning Calm), Korea occupies a mountainous peninsula in eastern Asia. Stretching southward from Manchuria and Siberia for close to 600 miles (966 kilometers), it extends down to the Korea Strait. China lies to...

Korean Americans (Korean: 한국계 미국인, Hanja: 韓國系美國人, hangukgye migugin) are Americans of Korean descent. if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } Demographics As of 2000,...

A South Korean court convicted a Korean-American of spying for North Korea and sentenced him to nine years in prison on Monday.Jang Min-ho, a 44-year-old naturalized American who is also known as Michael Jang, played a key role "in delivering national secrets ... to North...

The video manifesto Seung-Hui Cho mailed midway through his rampage at Virginia Tech revealed a bitter, vengeful and violent young man _ and raised questions about why he hadn't received counseling or treatment that might have averted the massacre that left 32 students and teachers...

The video manifesto Seung-Hui Cho mailed midway through his rampage at Virginia Tech revealed a bitter, vengeful and violent young man _ and raised questions about why he had not received counseling or treatment that might have averted the massacre that left 33 dead, including...

Virginia's governor said Tuesday he may be able to single-handedly close the loophole that allowed a mentally ill Seung-Hui Cho to buy the guns he used to kill 32 people at Virginia Tech.Federal law bars the sale of guns to people who have been judged...