Centenarian Population

2011-06-26

The number of South Koreans aged 100 years and older as of last November has nearly doubled in the past five years to 1,836. Women still account for ...

Sung Kim U.S. Ambassador to S. Korea

2011-06-26

South Korea has issued diplomatic consent to the U.S. State Department regarding the nomination of Sung Kim as the next U.S. ambassador to Seoul. ...

GNP Primary Race

2011-06-26

The seven candidates running for chairmanship of the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) have been finalized. The election will be held during the ...

Gov

2011-06-24

The government’s decision to release roughly three-point-five million barrels of oil from its reserves is mainly aimed at tackling disruptions ...

Introduction of a 5-Day School Week

2011-06-24

GNP Plan on College Tuition

2011-06-23

The ruling GNP and the government agreed to inject a total of two trillion won next year to ease college tuition burdens. The agreement was reached ...

Ban Ki-moon's 2nd Term

2011-06-22

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is set to unveil a blueprint for his second term in September at the U.N. General Assembly. Leaders of some 100 ...

Lee-Sohn Meeting

2011-06-21

The presidential office and the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) were initially at odds over which issues President Lee Myung-bak and DP Chairman ...

Heat Wave Advisory

2011-06-20

Special Heat Wave Alert When a heat wave strikes, alerts are issued to caution people to take extra care of their health. Most are issued between ...

K-pop Paris Concert

2011-06-19

The first concert in Europe by Korean pop music groups was held June 10 and 11 in Paris. It ended successfully in great fanfare. Five K-pop groups under ...