Park Geun-hye Announces Pres. Bid

2012-07-15

The former interim chairwoman of the ruling Saenuri Party Park Geun-hye has announced her bid to run for president. The ruling camp's leading presidential ...

Assembly Vetoes Arrest Motion for Saenuri Lawmaker

2012-07-15

The National Assembly has vetoed an arrest motion for ruling Saenuri Party Representative Chung Doo-un who is embroiled in a bribery scandal. Saenuri's ...

Plan to Resume Whaling Ignites Controversy

2012-07-15

South Korea has announced its plan to resume whaling for scientific research purposes. This has raised heated debate at home and abroad. The Agriculture ...

The Outlook on the 18th Presidential Election

2012-07-13

President’s Brother Investigated in Corruption Case

2012-07-08

President Lee Myung-bak’s elder brother and former ruling Saenuri Party lawmaker Lee Sang-deuk was interrogated for 16 hour last Wednesday. He ...

Signing Disputed Military Pact with Japan Delayed

2012-07-08

During a Cabinet meeting last Monday, President Lee Myung-bak strongly blasted the faulty procedure in the signing of a military intelligence ...

Sejong City Launched

2012-07-08

The new administrative city of Sejong was officially launched last Monday. The Prime Minister's Office will move to Sejong in September, followed ...

Korea-Japan Military Agreement : Controversy & Prospects

2012-07-06

AMOLED Technology Leak

2012-07-01

Korea's key next-generation display technologies have been leaked abroad, sending shockwaves across the industry. The high-tech crime ...

S. Korea Signs FTA with Colombia

2012-07-01

Free trade agreement talks between South Korea and Colombia have been concluded after two years and six months. The two governments signed a joint ...