Jeju Naval Base

2012-03-11

The government will continue its project to build a Navy base on Jeju Island. The police allowed the blasting of rocks in the Gureombi area in Gangjeong ...

Oil Prices on Alert

2012-03-11

The average prices of gasoline sold at pumping stations in the 25 districts in Seoul have all topped the psychological ceiling of 2,000 won. Global ...

Shift to IC Cards

2012-03-11

The government's plan to replace credit cards with magnetic stripes with those carrying chips is not going smoothly. These cards are what people ...

The US-North Korea Agreement in Beijing and Its Impact on the 6-Party Talks

2012-03-09

US, NK Reach Deal in Beijing

2012-03-04

United States and North Korea have simultaneously announced the results of their third round of high-level talks held in Beijing. The six-point ...

Parties Agree to Redistricting

2012-03-04

A special parliamentary committee on political reform has approved a bill revising the Public Official Election Act. With the revision, the number ...

Key Resolve Exercise

2012-03-04

South Korea and the United States have kicked off a major annual military exercise with more than 200-thousand Korean and U.S. troops. The drill ...

China’s Repatriation of North Korean Escapees : The Situation and Solution

2012-03-02

Implementation of U.S. FTA

2012-02-26

The government has announced that the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement will officially go into effect at midnight on March 15th. Trade ...

Seoul Urges China to Abide by Conventions on NK Defectors

2012-02-26

Amid rising concerns that China will forcibly send back North Korean defectors to their homeland, South Korea's Foreign Ministry has urged China ...