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The proportion of North Korean defectors here who are female has steadily risen in recent years, topping 80 percent for the first time this year, government …

South Korean health authorities said Sunday they were tracing the route of infection for the most recent case of the Middle East respiratory syndrome, whose …

A senior South Korean official was found dead Sunday in the northeastern Chinese city of Jian while he was handling affairs surrounding a deadly bus crash that …

The police summoned officials from Hanwha Chemical Corp. and its sub-contractors for questioning Sunday, accelerating a probe into a deadly explosion that …

South Koreans tend to perceive the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome as a political issue, not a health issue, illustrating a different attitude …

The number of foreign residents in South Korea more than tripled over the past 10 years due mainly to an increase in migrant workers, government data showed …

A senior South Korean public servant was found dead Sunday in the Chinese city of Jian where he had been handling the aftermath of a recent bus crash that …

South Korea reported an additional case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Friday, bringing the total number of people diagnosed with the disease to 186.   …

Redeploying U.S. tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea “is not the way to strengthen” the security alliance between the two countries, a leading …

Prosecutors said Friday they have raided the Seoul office of POSCO, the latest in a series of investigations into alleged corruptions involving South …