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JEJUDO ISLAND ― Leading politicians and scholars on Thursday called on Asian states to strive harder to foster mutual trust, peace and stability, which have …

(The Korea Herald file photo) The Lebanese Ambassador to South Korea died in a car accident in central Seoul on Thursday, police and fire officials said. A …

A barge arrived at the site of a ferry sinking off the southwest coast on Thursday to prepare to cut open part of the submerged hull to find the 16 people …

Two labor unions of top broadcaster KBS began a full-scale strike early Thursday after the KBS board delayed a vote on ousting the company president, raising …

South Korean investigators are paying attention to the coming decision of the French court as to whether the country’s judicial authority will approve …

An 81-year-old patient with senile dementia was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of starting a fire that killed of 21 people at a hospital for the …

President Park Geun-hye’s reform efforts aimed at improving safety measures and ending corruption in offices were dealt with a serious blow on Thursday. …

Korean lawmakers are again facing criticism for failing to process the anticorruption “Kim Young-ran bill.” The proposed law, tentatively called the “act …

Rival political parties failed Wednesday to make progress in talks to begin a parliamentary investigation into last month’s deadly ferry sinking. The …

Former government officials will be banned from high-ranking posts at private universities, the Education Ministry said Wednesday. According to the ministry, …