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South Korean President Park Geun-hye was named the 11th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine on Tuesday, one notch below U.S. first lady …

South Korean President Park Geun-hye will visit Washington next month for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, Park’s office said Wednesday. The two …

Han Eun-suk, a 53-year-old housewife in southern Seoul, is meticulous in selecting her cooking ingredients, especially water. She never drinks tap water, …

South Korea’s governing Saenuri Party endorsed a plan to vote for a draft bill aimed at reducing government subsidies for pension paid to retired public …

As Seoul on Monday confirmed its fourth MERS case ― the daughter of the third confirmed patient, who asked to be quarantined but was rejected by the …

President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday called for parliamentary cooperation for Prime Minister-designate Hwang Kyo-ahn, saying that it is a prerequisite to speed …

South Korea has referred North Korea to a U.N. sanctions committee over its recent test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, the foreign ministry …

Two crew members died after their tugboat sank in waters off the southeastern port city of Busan, the authorities said Tuesday. The accident took place around …

China warned Tuesday of “instability and uncertainty” on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea’s unpredictable regime has claimed breakthroughs …

Four South Koreans have been booked for investigation on charges of attempting to swindle money from local investors with a false pledge to return high profits …