Prospects: Will South Korea’s Soccer Team Make it in the Brazil World Cup?

2014-05-30

Park Issues Statement to Public

2014-05-25

In a nationally televised statement on Monday, President Park Geun-hye eventually blamed herself for the Sewol ferry disaster. In an official ...

S. Korea, UAE Solidify Nuclear Energy Cooperation

2014-05-25

President Park Geun-hye visited the United Arab Emirates Monday to Wednesday. She attended a ceremony marking the installment of a Korean-built ...

New PM Nominated

2014-05-25

President Park Geun-hye on Thursday named former Supreme Court Justice Ahn Dae-hee as the new prime minister. Presidential Spokesman Min ...

Japan’s Pursuit of Collective Self-defense, Analysis and Prospects

2014-05-23

Export-Import Prices

2014-05-18

The drop in the won-dollar exchange rate is raising concerns for the export-driven Korean economy including lower profitability for exporting ...

Per Capita GDP

2014-05-18

South Korea's per capita income was 24-thousand-329 dollars in 2013, the 33rd highest in the world. According to data from the International Monetary ...

Chung Elected as Saenuri Party's Seoul Mayor Candidate

2014-05-18

The ruling Saenuri party has chosen Rep. Chung Mong-joon as its candidate in the Seoul mayoral race in the June fourth local elections. The party’s ...

Mark Lippert, the New US Ambassador to Korea

2014-05-16

Strong Won

2014-05-11

The Korean currency continues to rise in value with the won-dollar exchange dipping below 1,030 won. Some experts say the exchange rate could ...