Robot teachers -- who never get angry or make sarcastic remarks -- have been a hit with pupils during a pilot project in some South Korean schools, a government report said Thursday. Elementary school children responded favourably to the robotic teachers, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said, citing a survey by educational researchers. English-teaching robots were sent to three provincial schools for ...

North Korea has threatened to seize South Korean assets at a resort in its territory, Seoul officials said Thursday, amid growing impatience at the South's refusal to let its citizens travel there. The North's Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, a state body in charge of cross-border exchanges, recently told Seoul that all South Koreans with assets at Mount Kumgang should ...

A U.S. company is accused of illegally exporting defense technology used by the U.S. military to South Korea, China, Russia and Turkey, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Rocky Mountain Instrument Co., based in Colorado, said it is working toward a plea agreement with prosecutors and ...