Gov’t to Spend More than 5 Tln Won in 2nd Half to Prop up Economy

2016-07-17

The South Korean government reportedly plans to earmark more than five trillion won of the planned supplementary budget for the purpose of propping ...

THAAD Deployment - Significance and Implications

2016-07-15

Seoul, Washington Agree to Deploy US Missile Defense System in S. Korea

2016-07-10

Seoul and Washington have made a final decision to deploy the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in South Korea. South ...

Earthquake off Ulsan Raises Safety Concerns in S. Korea

2016-07-10

A magnitude five-point-zero earthquake that hit South Korea's southeastern coast has triggered debates on whether South Korea is now an earthquake-prone ...

Parties Clash Over Immunity Privilege

2016-07-10

The campaign by the new parliament to forgo excessive perks enjoyed by lawmakers has turned into an argument about whether lawmakers also need to ...

Concerns Raised over Terrorist Attacks in Asia

2016-07-10

A recent terrorist attack targeting foreigners at the heart of the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka has raised concerns that the Islamic State (IS) ...

How to Reduce Lawmakers’ Privileges

2016-07-08

Brexit Represents Growing Neoisolationism and Protectionism

2016-07-04

Britain’s decision to part ways with the European Union (EU) last week is bringing attention to the growing nationalist and protectionist sentiment ...

N. Korean Parliamentary Session Completes Kim Jong-un’s Monolithic Leadership

2016-07-03

North Korea’s parliament has conferred a new title on its leader Kim Jong-un as the head of a newly-established top governing body. The North’s ...

Gov’t Announces Supplementary Budget Plan

2016-07-03

The government announced a plan to prop up the economy, including the injection of more than 20 trillion won, or around 17 billion U.S. dollars, in ...