Subway fares in the capital area will increase by 150 won (US$0.10) to 1,550 won sometime in the first half of the year, according to the Seoul metropolitan government Monday.

Google’s new map of North Korea is generating great interest, especially the locations of the isolated state’s political prisoner camps.

An curved arrow pointing right. Deep below the ground is North Korea's beautiful Pyongyang Metro, a bustling subway system where hundreds of thousands of people make their way to and from work ...