Seoul Echoes on Need to Deploy THAAD

2016-01-31

Defense Minister Han Min-koo has echoed the need to consider the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense(THAAD) battery to the ...

President Park Emphasizes Policies to Build Transparent Society

2016-01-31

President Park Geun-hye has stressed the importance of establishing a solid legal order and creating a transparent society as the base for South ...

Consumer Sentiment Falls to 6-month Low

2016-01-31

The nation’s consumer sentiment has plunged to a six-month low amid concerns over the global economy triggered in part by the slowing Chinese economy. ...

Issues of Labor Reforms

2016-01-29

Labor Group Boycotts Talks with Gov’t

2016-01-24

The union also announced that it will no longer participate in the tripartite Economic and Social Development Commission. The trade union ...

S. Korea Lifts Restrictions Trade with Iran

2016-01-24

In the wake of the lifting of the international sanctions on Iran, the South Korean government announced it will lift it regulations on trade and ...

Gov’t Launches “Visit Korea Year’ Campaign in Beijing

2016-01-24

South Korea has kicked off its efforts to attract more Chinese visitors this year, which marks the beginning of the three-year-long "Visit Korea ...

Reopening of Iranian Market - Prospects for Korean Businesses

2016-01-22

Ahn Cheol-soo Creates New Party

2016-01-17

A new political party led by independent lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo has been launched, effectively turning the country’s two-party political system ...

Conflict Rekindled Between Labor and Gov’t on Labor Reform

2016-01-17

Conflict between the labor community and the government has resurfaced. South Korea’s largest umbrella labor union has accused the government ...