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A group of North Korean defectors who used to work at a restaurant in China entered South Korea last week via Thailand and Laos, a source familiar to North …

Four years ago, when South Korea picked its new parliament as well as president, the political platforms were dominated by welfare policies as the mainstream …

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called for increased naval combat readiness on Monday during his inspection of the Navy’s combat commands, the …

North Korea is making a determined effort to encourage its ruling Workers’ Party members to actively take part in a nationwide campaign to boost …

Party leaders continued their campaign tours on Monday to stump for party candidates on the second-last day before polls open, while widening the gap in their …

South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold vice-ministerial talks next week in Seoul to discuss North Korea’s denuclearization and other regional …

The police is cracking down on online adult community Sora.net. Kang Shin-myung, chief commissioner of the Korean police, said Monday that not only the page …

The number of asylum seekers in South Korea has steadily increased in recent years since it began accepting refugee applications in 1994, government statistics …

The Seoul High Court turned down a sexually abusive stepfather’s appeal for a lighter sentence Sunday. The convicted, 48, was charged for abusing his …

Approximately 30 private education institutes were found to be running illegal late-night classes, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, …