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The Constitutional Court ruled in favor of the country’s antiprostitution law Thursday, dismissing “voluntary sex trade” unconstitutional. In a 6-to-3 …

Korean smugglers were busted using an unconventional method to bring in items – including gold bars — from China via sea. According to the customs …

South Korea on Thursday expressed hopes that its upcoming summit with China in Washington would offer “crucial momentum” to tackle North …

North Korea said Thursday that it has made remarkable strides in the past three years after it adopted the “byeongjin” policy of simultaneously …

A Korean man who molested his underage daughter on multiple occasions was sentenced to eight years in prison by a high court Wednesday. The 45-year-old man …

The Constitutional Court ruled in a 6-3 vote Thursday that the law punishing voluntary prostitutes is constitutional. In 2012, the Seoul Northern District …

Employees of companies with at least five workers received average monthly pay of 3.56 million won ($3,110) as of January, up 6.4 percent from a year before, …

Korean politics has often attracted wonder and ridicule for its politicians’ dramatic speech and metaphors. With the official campaigning for parliamentary …

A number of candidates for next month’s parliamentary elections are moving to mobilize well-known celebrities to drum up support as they race to win in …

South Korean medical experts from the Seoul-based Ewha Womans University Medical Center visited Uzbekistan last week to share tips on the nation’s ongoing …