Park Celebrates Completion of Creative Economy Center Project

2015-07-26

President Park Geun-hye said the country must take advantage of its creative economy infrastructure, so that it can begin to bear fruit. At ...

Seoul Denounces Japan’s Renewed Claim to Dokdo

2015-07-26

Seoul's Foreign Ministry has issued a statement denouncing Japan’s recent defense white paper claim to South Korea's Dokdo islets. In the statement ...

Samsung C&T Launched as Merged Entity

2015-07-26

Shareholders of Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries voted in favor of a merger between the two companies. Samsung C&T pledged last Sunday (July 19) ...

South Korea Tops Gwangju Universiade 2015

2015-07-20

Japan’s Lower House Passes Controversial Security Bills

2015-07-19

Controversial security bills were approved on Thursday by the lower house of Japan’s parliament. The bills, which enable Japanese troops to ...

S. Korea Welcomes Iran Nuclear Deal

2015-07-19

Following the landmark deal between Iran and six world powers on Tuesday, North Korea has become the only country in the world to remain isolated ...

President Meets New Ruling Party Leadership

2015-07-19

President Park Geun-hye held talks with ruling Saenuri Party Chairman Kim Moo-sung and newly-elected Floor Leader Won Yoo-chul for almost an hour ...

Greek Debt Crisis – Analysis and Prospects

2015-07-13

Minimum Wage to Rise 8.1 Percent

2015-07-12

Next year’s hourly minimum wage will be raised to six-thousand-30 won, up 450 won or eight-point-one percent, from this year. The Minimum Wage ...

Japan Reverses Position after Successful Unesco Bid

2015-07-12

The 39th session of the World Heritage Committee in Bonn, Germany has added 19th century Japanese industrial sites, where Koreans were forced to ...