Fears of Vengeance over bin Laden's Death

2011-05-04

Following Osama bin Laden’s death, Islamic extremist groups have held mourning and prayer meetings as well as anti-U.S. rallies. Leaders of some ...

Forex Reserves Top $300 Bln

2011-05-03

The nation’s foreign exchange reserves have posted continuous growth since last December. Increase in investment returns and a jump in the dollar-denominated ...

Korea-EU Free Trade Agreement

2011-05-03

The National Assembly, in a plenary session Wednesday, ratified the South Korea-EU FTA. Now the trade deal is tentatively scheduled to go into effect ...

Lee to Visit Europe Next Wk

2011-05-02

◆Schedule △Germany Summit talks in Berlin May 9. The talks' agenda will likely include regional affairs, the G20 Summit, climate change, ...

Joint Use of East Sea/Japan Sea

2011-05-02

South Korea has recently submitted an official opinion to the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), opposing the use of the name, “Sea ...

Outlook on Cabinet Reshuffle

2011-04-29

Even before Wednesday’s by-elections, President Lee Myung-bak was reportedly preparing to replace the heads of four or five ministries, including ...

Results of April 27 By-elections

2011-04-29

April 27 By-elections

2011-04-29

Koreans went to the polls in local by-elections Wednesday. The ruling Grand National Party prevailed in only one of the four major election districts. ...

By-Election Results

2011-04-28

Results of Apr. 27 By-Elections Elections were held in 38 electoral districts nationwide but the key battlegrounds were 3-4 areas. The main ...

April 27th By-elections

2011-04-27

Rival parties are fiercely competing to win the parliamentary seats representing the districts of Budang B and Gimhae B as well as the post of Gangwon ...