Saenuri Party Wins General Elections

2012-04-15

The ruling Saenuri Party has clinched an unexpected victory in the nation's 19th parliamentary elections, securing a majority of seats in parliament. ...

N. Korea Launches Long-range Rocket

2012-04-15

North Korea fired a long-range rocket Friday morning, but the launch has failed. The North said the Unha-3 rocket was to place the Kwangmyongsong-3 ...

Police Chief Resigns

2012-04-15

National Police Agency Commissioner, Cho Hyun-oh, has offered to step down over the police force’s poor handling of a kidnap victim's emergency ...

April 11 General Elections : Results & Meaning

2012-04-13

Surveillance Feud

2012-04-08

Political feud over the scandal of illegal surveillance of civilians conducted by the Prime Minister's Office is intensifying into a battle between ...

N. Korean Defectors Arrive in S. Korea

2012-04-08

A diplomatic source confirmed Wednesday that five North Korean defectors secretly arrived in South Korea on April first. Three of them are family ...

Enforcement Ordinance on the Distribution Industry Development Act

2012-04-08

On Tuesday, the government approved a revision to an enforcement ordinance on the Distribution Industry Development Act. In a meeting chaired ...

The Significance of Kim Yong's Nomination as the World Bank President

2012-04-06

Seoul Communiqué

2012-04-01

The 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit ended its two-day run last Tuesday with a release of the Seoul Communiqué by world leaders. The 13-point ...

Official Campaigning for General Elections Begins

2012-04-01

The official campaigning period for the April eleventh parliamentary elections kicked off at midnight on Wednesday night. Candidates registered ...