New Resolution on North Korea’s Human Rights Issue Submitted to UN General Assembly

2014-11-02

A new resolution on North Korea’s human rights abuses was submitted to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. The draft resolution, ...

Controversy Arises over Agreement to Delay OPCON transfer between Seoul and Washington

2014-11-02

South Korea and the United States agreed last week to once again delay the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington to Seoul. ...

Seoul and Washington Inch Closer to Earning Rights to reprocess Spent Nuclear Fuel

2014-11-02

Local media reported on Thursday that South Korea and the United States have reached an agreement on most of the contentious issues regarding the ...

Controversies over the Delayed Transfer of Wartime Operational Control

2014-10-31

Rival Parties Agree to Start Negotiations on Reform of Public Servant Pension Scheme

2014-10-26

Rival parties agreed on Tuesday to launch negotiations over the reform of the public servant pension scheme. Party floor leaders, Lee Wan-koo ...

South Korea Decides to Send Medical Volunteers to Ebola-hit West Africa

2014-10-26

South Korea has joined the global campaign to battle Ebola by deciding to send medical volunteers to West Africa, the epicenter of the deadly epidemic. ...

ITU Plenipotentiary Conference Kicks Off in Busan

2014-10-26

The International Telecommunications Union kicked off its most important event in Busan on Monday at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center ...

Kakao Talk Censorship Contest

2014-10-24

Bank of Korea Lowers Key Base Rate to 2%

2014-10-19

The Bank of Korea (BOK) held a Monetary Policy Meeting on Wednesday and cut the key interest rate by zero-point-25 percentage points to two percent. ...

Foreign IBs Predict 3.8% Growth for Korean Economy for 2015

2014-10-19

Overseas investment banks and organizations that issue economic outlooks have forecast that South Korea’s economy will post an average growth ...