Han Seung Jo, professor emeritus at Korea University, wrote recently that "Japan's colonial rule of Korea was a blessing," and his comments are causing quite an outcry. Each sentence he wrote in a far.. [Mar.7,2005 07:16 KST]

Even after he went before the press and personally explained his position and apologized over the fact there are suspicions he engaged in speculative real estate investment, Deputy Prime Minister of F.. [Mar.7,2005 07:15 KST]

On Saturday the board of directors at the Jeongsu Scholarship Foundation tried to elect a new director in the wake of the resignation of Grand National Party (GNP) chairwoman Park Geun Hye, but board.. [Mar.7,2005 02:34 KST]

The Ministry of Finance and Economy has let it be known it wants to gradually reduce the exemption from transfer tax for households owning one home. Currently only expensive housing is subject to tran.. [Mar.5,2005 07:19 KST]

The Grand National Party (GNP) is experiencing serious internal conflict in the wake of the passage of the "administrative city law" in the National Assembly. The GNP Assembly members who opposed it a.. [Mar.5,2005 07:17 KST]

The government has produced plans for preventing suicide. Suicides are increasing at the highest rate among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), so the government is right to .. [Mar.5,2005 02:52 KST]

Irregular workers at Hyundai Motors have been on a sit-in there for 45 days now, and yet instead of attempting dialogue the management is aggravating the situation with mass layoff and a compensation .. [Mar.4,2005 07:20 KST]

North Korea has released a memorandum from its foreign ministry what explains in detail its approach to the six-party talks on the nuclear issue. While there is no change from its previous position, t.. [Mar.4,2005 07:18 KST]

On Thursday Deputy Prime Minister for Finance and Economy Lee Hun Jai personally explained his position about suspicions he engaged in speculative real estate investment. He apologized, saying h.. [Mar.4,2005 02:39 KST]

The hojuje ("head of household system") will finally be abolished. On February 3 the Constitutional Court declared civil law clauses based on the hojuje were unconstitutional, and now the bill to revi.. [Mar.3,2005 07:34 KST]