Leaders of S. Korea, Japan Meet in Bangkok Amid Frayed Ties over History, Trade 2019-11-10 President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) Plus Three ... Listen News
Seoul Adamant about Scrapping GSOMIA with Japan 2019-11-10 Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha says the government has no plans to reverse its decision to let the GSOMIA expire later this month.Madam Foreign ... Listen News
S. Korea to Reduce Standing Army amid Population Decline 2019-11-10 Facing a dramatic demographic decline, South Korea will reduce the number of its troops by around 80-thousand in about two years to some 500-thousand.Finance ... Listen News
Gov't to Abolish Elite High Schools to Level Playing Field 2019-11-10 The government has announced it will turn most of the nation’s elite high schools into regular schools by 2025The goal is to level the playing ... Listen News
N. Korea Fires Two Short-range Projectiles 2019-11-03 South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) said that North Korea fired two short-range projectiles from a western region toward the East Sea ... Listen News
Pyongyang Refuses to Hold In-Person Meeting on Mount Geumgang Facilities 2019-11-03 The government says North Korea has rejected South Korea's call for in-person talks over South Korean tourist facilities in the Mount Geumgang ... Listen News
Partisan Wrangling Intensifies Over Prosecutorial, Electoral Reform Bills 2019-11-03 Four fast-tracked bills related to criminal justice reform will be added to the calendar for consideration at a National Assembly plenary session ... Listen News
Controversy Reignites over Ride-Hailing Service Tada Following Indictment of Company Chiefs 2019-11-03 The taxi industry on Tuesday hailed the prosecution's decision to indict the operator of the ride-hailing service called Tada on charges of ... Listen News
South Korea will no longer seek developing country privileges at future international trade negotiations 2019-10-27 South Korea will no longer seek developing country privileges at future international trade negotiations.Announcing the decision Friday, Finance ... Listen News
Seoul, Tokyo Agree to Seek Ways to Mend Frayed Ties 2019-10-27 South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon sat down with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Thursday.During the meeting that lasted just ... Listen News