Korea, Turkey Sign FTA

2012-08-05

Trade Minister Bark Tae-ho and Turkish counterpart Zafer Caglayan signed a bilateral free trade agreement on Wednesday in Ankara. They officially ...

Park Shows up for Questioning

2012-08-05

Floor Leader Park Jie-won of the main opposition Democratic United Party showed up for questioning last Tuesday in a surprise move after rejecting ...

Challenges Facing the New Kim Jong-un Leadership in North Korea

2012-08-03

Pres. Lee Apologizes for Scandals

2012-07-29

On Tuesday, President Lee Myung-bak apologized for a number of scandals surrounding his brother and aides in recent months. He said disgraceful ...

Ahn Cheol-soo's Moves

2012-07-29

Computer expert and professor Ahn Cheol-soo, who is a potential presidential hopeful, appeared on a television talk show Tuesday and said he will ...

Debt-to-Income Ratio

2012-07-29

The government will partially ease mortgage lending limits to boost the real estate market. Government and civic economic experts gathered at ...

DUP Sets Primary Rules

2012-07-22

The main opposition Democratic United Party last Tuesday finalized rules for its primary to elect its candidate for the December presidential ...

Economic Democratization and Jaebeol

2012-07-22

What's called economic democratization is a buzzword in politics these days as rival camps have declared it a key campaign pledge for the presidential ...

NK Leader Granted Marshal Title

2012-07-22

North Korean media reported Wednesday that leader Kim Jong-un has been awarded the title of marshal. This designation comes on the heels of the dismissal ...

Interest Rate Cut & the Korean Economy

2012-07-20