There is consensus among Korean progressives lately, one that holds that society itself can guarantee the country's future. The idea at the core of this is a "welfare society." In advanced Europea.. [May.15,2006 00:53 KST]

According to a preliminary report released May 8 by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the average number of babies born to a woman between the... [May.15,2006 00:51 KST]

Six North Korean defectors who arrived in the U.S. Friday night have been defined as refugees, not as political exiles, and will have access to assistance in resettling in the U.S. The six will be ref.. [May.15,2006 00:49 KST]

South Korea's fertility rate fell to a new record low in 2005 as more and more women engaged in economic activities and got married at older ages, the country's statistics office said Monday. The rate.. [May.8,2006 15:41 KST]

With a growing number of North Korea defectors trying to restart their life here, many face legal obstacles surrounding previous marriages in North Korea. "When I reported my new marriage here to.. [May.8,2006 15:39 KST]

A group of six North Korean refugees arrived in the U.S. on Friday, the Associate Press reported Saturday. The North Koreans are the first to be awarded refugee status since U.S. Congress approve.. [May.8,2006 15:39 KST]

It is not clear when they stopped, but now reporters rarely cover Uri Party chairman Chung Dong-young's "visits to scenes of people's livelihood." It's because there is nothing important to report. .. [May.8,2006 15:38 KST]

Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung may discuss North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's reciprocal visit to Seoul when he travels to Pyongyang as planned in June, an official at the presidential offi.. [May.8,2006 15:35 KST]

South Korea suggested to the North a plan to designate Dancheon, South Hamgyeong Province, as a "special joint resource development district"... [May.8,2006 15:35 KST]

South Korea's prosecution said Saturday it will sternly handle protesters against the expansion of U.S military base south of Seoul who were violent. The prosecution said it has already requeste.. [May.8,2006 15:16 KST]