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Opposition leader Rep. Moon Jae-in seemed to go too far when he proposed this week that the government and main political parties deliberate on a minimum wage …

When Wendy Sherman, undersecretary for political affairs at the U.S. State Department, during a speech on relations between the U.S. and Korea, China, and …

The sordid trail of death and destruction perpetrated by so-called Islamic State IS militants continues to grow longer and bloodier. Reports of more threats, …

Germany and Japan were the Axis powers during World War II. But after defeat in the war, they took very different paths when it came to acknowledgement of what …

Kim Young-ran, the former Supreme Court justice who authored the original bill for the landmark anticorruption act named after her, has announced her …

At my typical Korean home in a Seoul suburb, my two little girls are immersed in everything Disney.  They eat with spoons and forks that feature Elsa from …

Last month, U.S. President Barack Obama hosted a three-day summit on “Countering Violent Extremism.” That term has already spawned a new abbreviation, …

U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert was discharged from the hospital Tuesday, much to the relief of the Korean people who have been expressing support and sympathy …

Saenuri Party Rep. Yoo Ki-june, the nominee for oceans and fisheries minister, and Rep. Yoo Il-ho, the minister-designate for land, infrastructure and …

One sticky issue that has haunted Korea for the past two years is now being put to rest. Almost simultaneously, Washington and Brussels are scratching off …