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The 2014 Sewol ferry disaster left a painful and lasting imprint on Korean society. Ahead of its fifth anniversary on April 16, ceremonies have taken place since the weekend to mourn its 304 victims and to keep pushing for better safety and disaster response systems. At Gwanghwamun Square last Saturday, thousands gathered with victims' families to remember the tragedy and dema..

Following the recent historic Constitutional Court decision against the nation's 66-year-old abortion ban, calls are rising on the government to legalize the sale of abortive drugs, such as a well-known one, Mifegyne. But some others express a more cautious approach for the sales permission, because misuse or abuse of the drugs without proper medical consultation could damage ..

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that a third summit with Kim Jongun would be "good," after the North Korean leader expressed openness to another meeting. Trump's tweet came in response to Kim's speech to the North's parliament on Friday, during which he said he would be willing to hold a third summit if the U.S. comes with the "right attitude" and "right method." The ..

North Korean leader Kim Jongun said he is open to having a third summit with U.S. President Donald Trump if the United States could offer acceptable terms for an agreement by the end of the year. Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Saturday that Kim said this during a session of the North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament, adding he also said his relation..

The leaders of South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday to continue their dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jongun, highlighting the importance of the so-called top-down approach in ridding North Korea of its nuclear weapons. "The two leaders shared a view that the top-down approach is critical to the Korean Peninsula peace process," Chung Euiyong, the top securit..

Success will depend on how to secure outlays The country can no longer delay providing free education for high school students. That is why the Moon Jaein administration has decided to begin this program for seniors in the fall semester this year. The government and ruling party made the decision Tuesday. They plan to expand free schooling to second-year students in 2020 and f..

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) stepped up political offensives against President Moon Jaein, Tuesday, over his recent appointments of ministers whose nominations it opposes. The party's lawmakers held a rally in front of Cheong Wa Dae, demanding an apology from Moon, one day before he was scheduled to depart for the U.S. for a summit with President Donald Trump...

All eyes are on North Korea to see if it makes a major announcement on its nuclear plans, Thursday, when the regime plans to hold a major parliamentary meeting. Last month, North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Sonhui hinted that the regime's leadership would soon make public its "crucial decision" on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. Officials from the United States and ..

Korea has gone all out to become a frontrunner in fifth-generation (5G) networks, setting a goal of creating 600,000 jobs and $73 billion worth of exports in related industries by 2026, the government said Monday. It will do this by fostering an ecosystem of next-generation network-based industries and services. The Ministry of Science and ICT, which formulates the government'..

President Moon Jaein plans to pitch his ambitious "sanctions easing" agenda when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, April 11, sources at Cheong Wa Dae and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said Sunday. The South Korean leader, a self-proclaimed "facilitator" of denuclearization talks between the U.S. and North Korea, is expected to stress why "gr..