On Thursday the Supreme Court overturned an old judgment that recognized only adult men as full members in their clans, and determined that adult women also must qualify as well. Most clans give full .. [Jul.22,2005 03:09 KST]

There are allegations that while Kim Young Sam was president the National Security Planning Agency (now the National Intelligence Service (NIS)) operated a highly secret eavesdropping team that listen.. [Jul.22,2005 02:00 KST]

First there was a strike at Asiana Airlines. Now the health workers union is on strike, too, and the country's two main umbrella union organizations, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU, Mi.. [Jul.22,2005 01:05 KST]

The Judicial Reform Commission has decided on a bill for reforming the military justice system, one that includes making the military prosecution and military courts independent. Much about the bill p.. [Jul.21,2005 03:12 KST]

The ruling and opposition parties are getting into the specifics about real estate policy. It is encouraging to have them actually competing over policy, and on a key issue. While there are difference.. [Jul.21,2005 01:23 KST]

The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs is being attacked for its statistics on individually owned land. Conservative media are accusing the government of distorting the figures in .. [Jul.21,2005 01:21 KST]

The strike by the Asiana Airlines' pilots union is now causing international flights to be canceled, hurting the image of the carrier and causing a loss in international confidence in the Korean econo.. [Jul.20,2005 07:25 KST]

Seoul's "New Town" project has been accepted as the likely plan for improving the residential climate and stabilizing housing prices in the city's neighborhoods north of the Han River. The Hankyoreh h.. [Jul.20,2005 07:24 KST]

As of May there were 10 million women engaged in economic activity, marking the beginning of a new era for the country. 14 million men are engaged in economic activity, so the ratio is about 7 to 4. I.. [Jul.20,2005 01:51 KST]

President Roh Moo Hyun's directive that the government examine the idea of sharing data on individual citizens in order to prevent corruption among leading individuals in the private sector is shockin.. [Jul.19,2005 03:01 KST]