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On Sept. 2, during the summit between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the two were seen to reaffirm their relations, …

Tension filled the room as a senior Seoul official sat at the negotiating table with his U.S. counterparts and a professional interpreter. Seeking to break the …

South Korea’s former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo on Friday made his first public appearance in 140 days since his resignation amid bribery allegations in …

Working beside society’s elite, they fly hundreds of thousands of miles every year on charter planes. They speak about pressing brainteasers with the top …

Former Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun shared a hotline with then North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, a former spy chief said in an interview with a …

Cab drivers who accept passengers near Seoul’s busy Gangnam subway station on Friday nights will be given incentives worth 3,000 won per ride starting later …

When Choi Jung-wha first landed in France in 1978, she was shocked by its liberal culture. Young couples kissed in the subway and cohabited without shame, …

Main opposition party leader Rep. Moon Jae-in on Friday accused President Park Geun-hye of attempting to hold on to her influence by having her followers …

In several sectors of Korean society, from education to the civil service, women prevail. The interpretation profession is another such field, if not one of …

Kim Sung-jun, a 30-year-old translator, relies more on the Internet than before to translate technical documents for military equipment. Tasked with books as …