President Roh Moo Hyun named Han Duck Soo as the country's new Deputy Prime Minister for Finance and Economy on Monday. Han has been the head of the Prime Minister's Office for Government Policy Coord.. [Mar.15,2005 07:24 KST]

China's highest constitutionally stipulated authority, the National People's Congress, has overwhelmingly passed the new "anti-secession law" to block independence by Taiwan. It will be interesting to.. [Mar.15,2005 02:17 KST]

At his retirement celebration, Constitutional Court justice Kim Yeong Il expressed his displeasure with "disrespect" for the judicial body. They say court justices speak with judgments, but they are s.. [Mar.14,2005 07:48 KST]

Once again Jeju Province is all excited about the gondola issue. Last year it looked like the construction of a gondola on Mount Halla, something that has been debated for years, would not be permitte.. [Mar.14,2005 07:47 KST]

Looking at Japan's recent approach to the various issues between our two countries, you wonder whether it is a country that can be a good neighbor. First it makes the situation far worse than it.. [Mar.14,2005 01:53 KST]

A device that identifies a person by the veins in his wrist is being used at government offices, universities, and companies. It is of concern that a new biometric identification device is being distr.. [Mar.12,2005 07:18 KST]

Once you get the wrong kind of thoughts in your head they do not change easily. That is just as true when there are hidden political motives. We are talking about a new middle school textbook by the f.. [Mar.12,2005 03:02 KST]

Saturday marks a year since the opposition impeached President Roh Moo Hyun. After an approximately two month suspension of his authority Roh was able to return to Cheong Wa Dae stronger than he had b.. [Mar.12,2005 02:09 KST]

The Busan Shipping Union is the largest union in the Busan region and a member organization of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU, Hanguk Nochong), and there are suspicions there were corrupt.. [Mar.11,2005 03:07 KST]

Despite a strong protest from Korea, a legislative committee in Japan's Shimane Prefecture has passed an ordinance proposal declaring February 22 "Takeshima Day." The bill calls for prefecture to go o.. [Mar.11,2005 01:57 KST]