President Park Geun-hye's new chief of staff held talks with the head of the ruling Saenuri Party and the parliamentary speaker Monday but failed to meet opposition leaders, as the embattled chief executive is calling for a meeting of political leaders to resolve the burgeoning scandal surrounding her confidante.
Prosecutors said Monday they have discovered recorded phone conversations between a former presidential aide and President Park Geun-hye's longtime friend who is suspected to have peddled influence and meddled in state affairs using her ties to the chief executive.
A new opinion poll indicated on Monday that South Korean President Park Geun-hye's approval rating remained in the doldrums amid an influence-peddling scandal involving her confidante, although her support from conservative and senior citizens managed to edge up after her second apology.
South Korea's retail and tourism industries are seeking ways to embrace a growing number of independent travelers from China with customized services as Beijing is set to tighten regulations on cheap package tours, industry officials said Monday.
President Park Geun-hye saw her approval rating crash to 5 percent, the lowest for sitting South Korean presidents, as an influence-peddling scandal involving her longtime friend rattled her presidency, data showed Friday,
Choi Soon-sil, a confidante of President Park Geun-hye, was questioned by prosecutors Monday over allegations of interfering in state affairs and peddling influence, a day after she returned from Europe where she had been residing for nearly two months.
Senior foreign ministry officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan will meet in Tokyo next week to discuss further cooperation in dealing with North Korea's nuclear and missile threat, the foreign ministry here said Friday.
Former Prime Minister Kang Young-hoon, who met with his North Korean counterpart in 1990 in the first talks between the prime ministers of the two Koreas in nearly a half century, died Tuesday. He was 94.
Nearly two out of 10 primary and secondary school students were either perpetrators or victims of cyber bullying, carried out often by acquaintances while victims react with passivity, a report showed Tuesday.
North Korea fired off what appeared to be an intermediate-range ballistic early Thursday, but the launch seems to have failed, military officials said.
North Korea said Wednesday that its ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) plans to hold its first party congress in more than three decades late next week, a move expected to reaffirm North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's tight grip on power.
North Korea appears to be readying to test-launch another intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) after the country botched its first attempt earlier in the month, government sources said Tuesday.
A former opposition leader has kept a steady lead in a poll for 15 straight weeks over his potential rivals for South Korea’s presidential race next year, a new poll showed Monday.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday rejected North Korea's offer to halt nuclear tests if the United States suspends joint military exercises with South Korea, saying he doesn't take the proposal seriously and will continue to take steps to defend the Asian ally.
An annual royal culture festival is scheduled to open this week to let Koreans and overseas tourists enjoy the essence of the time-honored culture of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), organizers said Monday.
Even the special reruns of "Descendants of the Sun" surpassed other shows in viewership after the hit TV series crushed the Wednesday-Thursday night game for eight weeks, data showed Monday.
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