Three FTAs, including with China, Take Effect

2015-12-27

South Korea’s free trade agreements with China, Vietnam and New Zealand went into effect last Sunday. The government said that under the trade ...

Korea’s Dominance in the LPGA 2015

2015-12-25

Former Co-Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo Defects from Major Opposition Party

2015-12-20

Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo, former co-chief of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), defected from the party last Sunday, saying it is impossible ...

Preliminary Registrations for General Election Open

2015-12-20

Preliminary candidate registrations for the 20th general elections opened Tuesday. According to the National Election Commission, a total ...

Local Authorities Assure US Rate hike Will Have Limited Impact on S. Korea

2015-12-20

The Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol said Thursday that the U.S interest rate hike will have a limited impact on the South Korean financial market. The ...

Ahn Cheol-soo Leaves NPAD

2015-12-18

Parliamentary Committee passes Well-Dying Law

2015-12-14

Both expectations and concerns are growing as South Korea has taken a significant step toward the legislation of the so-called Well-Dying Law. ...

Conflicts Deepen over Decision to Delay Abolition of Bar Exam

2015-12-14

Conflict has deepened over the government’s announcement that it will delay the abolition of the state-administered bar exam until 2021. Opposition ...

Social Survey - Year 2015 in Stats

2015-12-11

Two Consortiums Get Preliminary License to Be Internet-only Banks

2015-12-07

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) awarded preliminary licenses to consortiums led by Kakao Corp. and KT Corp. to start internet-only bank ...