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An online post claiming that a pregnant woman was punched several times by a man on a subway has sparked public outrage at the violence. “My wife, who was …

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Kim Min-jin, 24, visited a cafe in Samcheong-dong, a quaint neighborhood in Seoul tucked among tourist hot spots, to seek refuge …

The South Korean government’s plan to charge households with full-time housewives for the currently free day care service should they utilize it for more …

Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo, former cochairman of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy, on Sunday urged the incumbent party leader to withdraw his …

A total of 5,723 Korean men have objected to fulfilling their mandatory military service over the last decade, according to government data, disclosed by Rep. …

The prospects for labor market reforms remained grim over the weekend as a trilateral panel continued to lock horns over contentious issues, despite the …

Europe’s industrial powerhouse Germany is transforming its energy supply by switching to renewable sources. Rather than slowing down the country’s …

The Defense Ministry plans to establish a database on the traits of conscripts who are prone to accidents, crimes or suicide to analyze and prevent those unfit …

A Japanese industrial parts maker and its local sales subsidiary were indicted here on price collusion charges against major South Korean electronics firms, …

South Korea will send an interagency delegation to an annual meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency this week, the Foreign Ministry announced …