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BEIJING (AP) — Officials and state media say 21 people have been confirmed dead in a tugboat capsizing in eastern China after the vessel was lifted to …

WASHINGTON,  (AFP) – The United States on Friday condemned as “tragic irony” the International Criminal Court’s decision to open a …

Commercial satellite imagery shows no signs of preparations for a nuclear blast at North Korea’s underground test site, the website 38 North said Friday. …

South Korea started to enforce a halt in the movement of all poultry, farmers and related equipment on Saturday in a bid to stem the further spread of avian …

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to the far eastern Philippines on Saturday to comfort survivors of a devastating 2013 typhoon, braving …

 The number of passengers using Korean Air Line Co., South Korea’s top flag carrier, dropped in December apparently affected by the so-called “nut …

Military prosecutors on Friday demanded the death penalty for an Army deserter accused of killing and wounding about a dozen unarmed comrades in a shooting …

Korean office culture can seem alien to outsiders, with stories of drinking and military order rife, but as with elsewhere, the differences are easier to deal …

South Korea has long been notorious for its male-dominant, top-down corporate culture. But recently, Korean workplaces have been experiencing some major …

South Koreans are known to be among the world’s worst workaholics, ranking second in the OECD in terms of working hours last year. On top of the long working …