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A local court has ordered a company that runs camping tours to a deserted island to compensate an insurance firm for negligence over the drowning death of a …

South Korea and Japan should strive to open a new future by working to develop areas of mutual interest, Tokyo’s top envoy to Seoul said Monday. …

A passenger jet bound for South Korea’s southeastern port city of Busan had to return to Cebu soon after takeoff on Sunday due to safety concerns, company …

South Korea and Japan are seeking to hold high-level economic talks later this month in Tokyo as the two sides hope to enhance bilateral ties following last …

A debate over a constitutional amendment is likely to expand this year as calls have been cropping up to revise the basic law. The Constitution has often been …

Uncertainties loom over whether the nation’s death with dignity bill will be passed before the current parliamentary term ends after the general elections in …

The political clock is ticking for President Park Geun-hye. With the next presidential race two years away, the incumbent state leader would normally have more …

Amid the mushrooming public uproar over the compromise with Japan on the “comfort women,” U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has added fuel to the fire by …

Rep. Kim Han-gil announced Sunday his departure from the main opposition party he had once jointly led, further deepening the party’s factional crisis …

Uncertainties hang over inter-Korean relations, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sharpened his criticism against South Korea while expressing his will for …