Household Debt

2013-08-11

Household debt is expected to exceed one quadrillion won this year for the first time ever. The government has multiple measures in place to prevent ...

Substitute Holiday

2013-08-11

There’s an interesting system in the U.S. and Japan. When a national holiday falls on a weekend, workers are allowed to take off the following business ...

Presidential Office Reshuffle, Analysis and Prospects

2013-08-09

Current Account Surplus

2013-08-04

South Korea posted a current account surplus for the 17th straight month in June. The surplus volume in the year's first half also reached an all time ...

Free High School Education

2013-08-04

President Park Geun-hye's campaign pledge of free high school education will be implemented in phases beginning next year for a full, nationwide ...

N. Koreans Win Paternity Suit in S. Korea

2013-08-04

The Supreme Court has recognized North Koreans as blood relatives of a South Korean family for the first time in history. The top court on Wednesday ...

The Debuting of Hong Myoung-bo’s National Soccer Team & Its Prospects for the Brazil World Cup

2013-08-02

Missing Summit Transcript

2013-07-28

Ruling Saenuri Party and opposition Democratic Party lawmakers held a National Assembly House Steering Committee meeting last week and officially ...

Q2 Economic Growth

2013-07-28

The South Korean economy grew above one percent in the second quarter for the first time since early 2011. The Bank of Korea’s advance estimate ...

Japan Election and Bilateral Relations

2013-07-28

Japan's ruling bloc clinched a resounding victory in the upper house election last Sunday to secure a comfortable majority. In the upper house ...