Opposition Wins Big in Japan Election

2012-12-23

Japan’s main opposition conservative Liberal Democratic Party scored a landslide victory in last Sunday's general elections, taking over power ...

North Korea’s Long-range Missile Launch and Its Impact on Security on and around the Korean Peninsula.

2012-12-14

First TV Presidential Debate

2012-12-09

The first televised debate among leading presidential candidates was held Tuesday night. Ruling Saenuri Party hopeful Park Geun-hye, the main ...

Freed Sailors Return Home

2012-12-09

Four South Korean sailors of the Singapore-based chemicals carrier MT Gemini returned to Korea safely in what was the country’s longest-ever detainment. The ...

Concern over N. Korea Missile Launch

2012-12-09

Concerns are rising over North Korea's anticipated launch of a long-range missile. The South Korean government is cooperating with parties of ...

Opposition Merger Talks

2012-11-25

Talks between the two opposition presidential candidates to determine rules of joining their candidacies failed to reach an agreement. Working-level ...

FTAs with China-Japan and East Asia

2012-11-25

South Korea will launch two sets of free trade negotiations next year. One is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement involving ...

Era of 10 Mn Foreign Tourists to Korea

2012-11-25

An era of ten million foreign tourists has officially opened in Korea. On Wednesday, the ten millionth foreign visitor to the country this year arrived ...

Special Probe Results Announced on Lee’s Retirement Home

2012-11-19

The independent counsel team investigating a controversial land purchase for the president's retirement home has concluded a month-long investigation ...

NK Completes Outer Wall of Yongbyon Reactor

2012-11-19

KBS has exclusively secured the latest satellite photos of North Korea’s key nuclear facilities in Yongbyon and Punggyeri. An analysis of ...