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The main opposition party floor leader on Wednesday renewed calls for constitutional reforms aimed at decreasing the president’s authority over domestic …

The ruling party lawmaker in charge of forming plans to tackle child abuse vowed on Wednesday to pass related amendments by April. Saenuri Party Rep. Ahn …

All foreign students in Korea will be required to subscribe to the national health insurance program as part of the state’s efforts to better secure their …

With a new office in Seoul, Oxfam is ready to forge partnerships with other relief groups, businesses and civil society here to fight poverty, inequality, …

More than half of college students in Japan thought the historical viewpoint of their Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needed adjustment to improve the country’s …

Sales of hybrid vehicles were found to have climbed last month despite low oil prices, data from the Ministry of Environment showed Thursday. “As the global …

Seoul High Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against the state to nullify the grading for a defective question on the 2013 College Scholastic Ability …

China’s commerce ministry said Wednesday that it is “highly concerned” about a recent rejection of some Chinese garlic imports by South …

North Korea is forecast to lack 107,000 tons of grain this year amid a chronic shortage of food, a U.N. report showed Wednesday.   The country is estimated …

North Korea’s media derided former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday for his controversial memoir, while the communist regime has not …