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More than 900 candidates have registered for next month’s parliamentary elections, South Korea’s election watchdog said. A total of 944 candidates …
A U.S. citizen detained in North Korea confessed Friday to his crime of espionage in connection with South Korea’s spy agency and asked for mercy, the …
![[EYE] Migrants asset to Korean society, not burden](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/03/20160325001278_01-320x213.jpg "[EYE] Migrants asset to Korean society, not burden")
Early in the morning on Dec. 23, four Burmese families finally arrived at South Korea’s major airport, looking nervous yet excited. Amid warm welcome from …
Government data showed Friday that close to 70 percent of high-ranking government officials and lawmakers saw their wealth grow from a year earlier, mainly due …
The Saenuri Party’s leadership on Friday managed to reach a compromise on its nomination tug-of-war, by leaving controversial constituencies vacant in …
![[Weekender] Korea plays catch-up in space race](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/03/20160325001368_01-320x213.jpg "[Weekender] Korea plays catch-up in space race")
From military to weather to asteroid mining, outer space’s seemingly infinite scientific and commercial potential has in recent years been enticing a growing …
Inter-Korea tensions rose another notch Friday after Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong-un called on his military to be ready for a strike against Seoul’s …
South Korea on Friday issued a travel warning for a region of Laos that has recently seen a series of road shootings. Under the new warning, South Koreans are …
South Korea’s top military commander checked the combat readiness of frontline troops on Friday as inter-Korean tensions have flared up in the face of …
About a quarter of the people filing for bankruptcy in South Korea are the age of 60 or over, court data showed Friday. The Seoul Central District Court said …