South Korea's disease control agency confirmed Friday that five people have developed antibodies to the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu after taking part in the slaughtering and disposal of infected c.. [Sep.15,2006 20:56 KST]

The Supreme Court yesterday supported an initial ruling against ruling Uri Party’s Lee Ho-woong, who was sentenced to eight months in jail with a two-year stay of sentence along with a W150 million f.. [Sep.15,2006 15:03 KST]

Unionized teachers said Thursday they will return more than 70 billion won (US$73 million) from their bonuses to the government in protest against the incentive payment system which they claim denies.. [Sep.14,2006 22:19 KST]

The wife of Kim Hyung-wook, former chief of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA), now the National Intelligence Service (NIS), has won a... [Sep.14,2006 15:00 KST]

When should South Koreans mark the creation of their military? The question is being asked more frequently as Armed Forces Day approaches. The... [Sep.14,2006 11:05 KST]

Hundreds of workers on Wednesday carried out demolition work at a site designated for expanded U.S. military facilities south of Seoul, police said. They removed all of the 90 houses in four vi.. [Sep.13,2006 15:06 KST]

South Korean private spending on public and private education was the highest among advanced countries, with college costs ranking at fourth... [Sep.13,2006 14:57 KST]

The opposition of conservative groups to the transfer of wartime operational control from the U.S. back to South Korea has rapidly developed into a... [Sep.13,2006 14:37 KST]

A group of conservative civic organizations on Tuesday launched a signature-collecting campaign opposing South Korea's plan to regain the full operational control of its troops from the United States.. [Sep.12,2006 20:58 KST]

South Korea's progressive umbrella labor union on Tuesday threatened to stage a strike next month in protest against a government-led bill on improving labor-management relations. "We will open.. [Sep.12,2006 20:38 KST]