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JAKARTA (AFP) — The mothers of two Australian drug smugglers on death row in Indonesia tearfully begged authorities on Monday to “spare our …

Seoul needs wider flexibility in reopening inter-Korean dialogue, a political scientist said, urging the Park Geun-hye administration to actively engage in …

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday called on South Korea to enhance its transparency in taxes and regulatory policies …

A bid for South Korea’s indigenous fighter development program failed on Monday due to a lack of bidders, leading to a second auction later this month, …

The new leader of the main opposition party vowed Monday to raise the corporate tax rate amid controversy over the government’s dwindling welfare budget. …

South Korea dispatched the 18th batch of troops to the Gulf of Aden on Monday to continue its commitment to the international effort to combat piracy off the …

North Korean defectors here are paid far less than South Koreans, while they work longer on average, a government poll showed Monday. North Korean …

President Park Geun-hye on Monday voiced opposition to raising taxes to fund welfare spending, a move that could set her on a collision course with the main …

South Korea said Monday it hopes to arrange a reunion of separated families on the other side of the border with North Korea even after the upcoming Lunar New …

The city government of Seoul said Monday it plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10 million metric tons over the next five years as part of efforts to …