The share of women among judges, prosecutors and diplomats in South Korea went up to around 20 percent last year, the home affairs ministry said Monday, a move reflecting the growing role of women
South Korea found no traces of radioactivity in the air and rain, despite a typhoon that moved up from the south across Japan, causing heavy rains here over the weekend, a nuclear safety group said
Lee Man-soo, a former triple crown-winning catcher, topped the vote for South Korea's all-time baseball greats, the nation's top baseball league announced Monday.
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South Korean stocks got off to a weak start on Monday as foreign investors shunned risks on fears about the European debt crisis, analysts said.
An explosion of a multi-family residence in Jeju Island killed two people and left two more wounded on Monday, firefighting authorities said.
A former national team goalkeeper has turned himself in to the nation's top football league for his involvement in match fixing, the league office confirmed Sunday.
President Lee Myung-bak met with opposition leader Sohn Hak-kyu on Monday for talks on the free trade agreement with the United States, college tuitions and other contentious issues.
About 10 troops of the South Korean Navy's special forces will be dispatched to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following their successful rescue operation against Somali pirates, the defense minist
President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that the government is putting its welfare policy focus on the most needy while trying to "knit the welfare net more tightly" to ensure that the most vulnerable
