S. Korea and US Respond to N. Korea’s Missile Provocation

2017-08-06

South Korea and the U.S. have sternly responded to North Korea's second launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile on July 28th. ...

Gov't Unveils Revised Tax Code Targeting Large Firms

2017-08-06

The Moon Jae-in administration has announced a plan to raise taxes on large, high-earning companies and wealthy individuals to fund its job-oriented ...

TF Launched to Review Comfort Women Deal

2017-08-06

The Foreign Ministry announced that a task force (TF) charged with reviewing the South Korea-Japan accord on settling Japan's wartime sexual slavery ...

International Collaboration against N. Korean ICBM Launch

2017-08-04

Controversy on Taxing the Wealthy

2017-07-30

Following the passage of a supplementary budget bill, the government and the ruling party are now pushing for a tax hike. The ruling camp says a ...

S. Korea Proposes Holding KORUS FTA Talks in Seoul

2017-07-30

South Korea has suggested holding talks on the U.S.-initiated renegotiations of the bilateral free trade agreement in Seoul soon after its government ...

Committee Launches to Begin Public Discussion on Reactor Suspension

2017-07-30

A new state committee has launched tasked with gauging public sentiment on whether to permanently suspend the construction of two nuclear reactors. ...

Proposed Tax Hikes: Pros & Cons

2017-07-28

Seoul Re-urges N. Korea to Accept Dialogue

2017-07-23

South Korea's defense ministry issued a statement Friday morning revealing that North Korea had not yet given a reply to the South’s dialogue offer. ...

Gov't Unveils 100 Policy Tasks

2017-07-23

The State Affairs Planning Advisory Committee and the presidential office have announced plans to set up a national integrity committee next year, ...