Samsung Pulls Plug on Galaxy Note 7

2016-10-16

Just two months after the extravagant debut of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, Samsung Electronics announced that it has stopped producing the product. ...

S. Korea Refutes China on Illegal Fishing Incident

2016-10-16

During an operation to crack down on illegal Chinese fishing boats in the Yellow Sea earlier this month, a South Korean Coast Guard vessel sank after ...

Gyeongju Earthquake and Preparedness

2016-10-14

Online Petition Calls for Referral of Kim Jong-un to ICC

2016-10-09

People around the world are joining an online petition calling for the referral of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to the International Criminal ...

Typhoon Chaba Batters Southern S. Korea, Leaving 10 Killed or Missing

2016-10-09

Ten South Koreans were killed or are still missing as Typhoon Chaba left behind a trail of destruction in the southern part of South Korea before moving ...

Gov’t, Saenuri Party Agree to Buy Unconsumed Rice

2016-10-09

The government and the ruling Saenuri Party have decided to purchase all the domestically-produced rice that will be left unconsumed this year ...

Gov’t Opens N. Korean Human Rights Center

2016-10-02

A center tasked with documenting North Korea’s human rights abuses opened at a ceremony in Seoul on Wednesday morning. The opening ceremony ...

No. of Households with Considerable Debt Obligation Rises Sharply

2016-10-02

The number of South Korean households spending more than 40 percent of their monthly income paying debt is on the rise. According to the government ...

Anticorruption Law Takes Effect

2016-10-02

The anticorruption act commonly referred to as the Kim Young-ran Law has taken effect. The act, which went into effect as of 12 a.m. Wednesday, ...

Gov’t Declares Quake-Prone Gyeongju Special Disaster Zone

2016-09-25

South Korea has designated the earthquake-hit Gyeongju City and surrounding areas in North Gyeongsang Province as a special disaster zone. This ...