Ruling Saenuri Party Floor Leader Yoo Seung-min Resigns

2015-07-12

Ruling Saenuri Party Floor Leader Yoo Seung-min has finally resigned from his post. Yoo on Wednesday announced his decision to step down shortly ...

Escalating Conflicts between Ruling Party and Cheongwadae

2015-07-06

Busan Port Authority Chief Elected as Head of IMO

2015-07-05

The chief of South Korea's Busan Port Authority has been elected to head the International Maritime Organization (IMO). At the London headquarters ...

Gov’t Discuss Countermeasures to Greek Debt Crisis

2015-07-05

The Finance Ministry, the Bank of Korea, the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service held a joint meeting on Wednesday ...

Gov’t to Inject Around 15 Trln Won Fresh into Economy

2015-07-05

The government has agreed with the ruling party to inject about 15 trillion won of funds to prop up the sluggish economy which is facing challenges ...

President Park Vetoes Revision to Parliamentary Act

2015-06-28

President Park Geun-hye has exercised her veto power on a bill seeking to expand the lawmakers influence over executive and other administrative ...

Leaders of S. Korea and Japan Share Conciliatory Messages

2015-06-28

President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have exchanged messages in celebration of the 50-year anniversary of normalizing ...

Seoul Opens UN Office on N. Korea’s Human Rights

2015-06-28

A United Nations field office on the North Korean human rights issue opened in Seoul on Tuesday. The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid ...

S. Korea-Japan Relations – Issues and Solutions

2015-06-26

National Assembly Approves Prime Minister Nominee Hwang

2015-06-21

The National Assembly has endorsed Hwang Kyo-ahn as the country’s new Prime Minister, ending a nearly two-month-long administrative vacuum. ...