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Since Ban Ki-moon was first named new secretary-general of the United Nations in 2006, South Korea has waited for another Korean global leader to be named. …
Korean cars emit fewer greenhouse gases and air pollutants than imported vehicles, a government report showed Wednesday. According to the Environment Ministry, …
The Navy on Wednesday launched new search and rescue squads at all three of its bases to reinforce its emergency response capabilities in the wake of the …
President Park Geun-hye warned on Wednesday that North Korea would face harsher sanctions unless it abandons its nuclear weapons programs. North Korea has …
North Korea has meted out death penalties for a wide range of what it calls criminal acts, including watching and distributing films from the South, a South …
South Korea’s decision on Tuesday to pick a European firm for its high-profile project to procure four aerial refueling tankers over a U.S. one has …
The Unification Ministry said Wednesday it will actively support a move by the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung to visit North Korea as it could help …
North Korea carried out public executions of nearly 1,400 people over 15 years since 2000, a report by a South Korean think tank showed Wednesday, pointing to …
Nearly half of South Korea’s major companies and their affiliates have introduced the controversial “peak wage” system that places a wage ceiling on …
The Ministry of Employment and Labor was embroiled in controversy this week after it published a blog post describing a “preferable appearance” in getting …