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South Korea will start accepting more applicants for compulsory military service to narrow down the gap between the number of young men signing up for …

President Park Geun-hye stressed the need Tuesday for Northeast Asian nations to redouble efforts to build trust in order to foster peace and co-prosperity in …

Prosecutors said Tuesday that they have decided to indict the elder brother of former President Lee Myung-bak on influence peddling charges. Still, prosecutors …

This is the third installment in a series of interviews with renowned scholars and experts on China as a resurgent Asian power triggering shifts in the …

Unrattled by the opposition lawmakers’ silent protest, President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday vowed to push ahead with a controversial plan to issue …

The number of childbirths in South Korea fell in August after rising for five straight months, a government report showed Tuesday, a worrisome turnaround for a …

A 40-year-old woman has been indicted on charges of forcing her husband to have sex with her, prosecutors said Tuesday. It marks the first time that a wife has …

South Korea and the United States held working-level talks on Tuesday on how to tighten cooperation on protecting against potential cyber attacks, the Ministry …

A ruling party lawmaker said Monday that South Korean authorities have detained five members of the militant group Islamic State after they were caught trying …

Japan must squarely face up to its “unbeautiful” past and learn lessons from its wartime aggression if it wants to ensure smooth cooperation with …