In South Korea, the two main pillars of power are the National Assembly and the prosecution, with President Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration often referred to as “republic of prosecutors.” On Tuesday, the Assembly-dominating opposition Democratic Party…

North Korea on Friday stressed the need for swift and accurate weather forecasts, as heavy rain likely to fall during the summer monsoon season could seriously affect the country’s agriculture.

The Rodong Sinmun, the North’s main newspaper, reported…

The unification ministry said Friday it has approved a plan to spend 815 million won (US$592,000) this year to conduct a survey on the fate of South Korean families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.

The government plans to carry out the survey on…

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul stressed the importance of a mutually considerate attitude in bilateral ties with Japan as he met with the country’s new ambassador to South Korea, Koichi Mizushima, on Friday, Cho’s office said.

In their meeting, Cho sa…

July 5 – ‘Dr. Manoon’ emphasizes that it is time for Thailand to give importance to drowsy driving because the problem of drowsy driving is a major factor causing accidents.

Dr. Manoon Leechawengwong, President of the Don’t Drive Drowsy Fund, Ramath…

The Korea Communications Commission has gone through a fast-paced reshuffle of the top position this week, touching off a dispute over the broadcasting watchdog’s irregular and unilateral decision-making structure, amid concerns about its failure to …

Ask players or even the manager for the LG Twins to pick their team’s MVP for the first half of this Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season, and, to a man, they will point to sophomore reliever You Young-chan.

It’s not just that the right-hander h…

South Korea logged the largest current account surplus in 32 months in May on the back of a sharp rise in the trade surplus and increased dividend income, central bank data showed Friday.

The country’s current account surplus reached US$8.92 billion…