Corporate profits earned by foreign investors in North Korea can be sent abroad tax free, according to a guidebook for foreign investors published by North Korea’s Committee for the Promotio.. [Sep.2,2006 14:54 KST]

Lawyer Park Won-soon, founder of the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy and other influential civic and human rights organizations,... [Sep.1,2006 14:14 KST]

"I’d like to offer a sincere apology to the people for the great anxiety they have suffered. I feel deeply sorry," President Roh said in... [Sep.1,2006 14:05 KST]

Under a law involving national health insurance, subscribers cannot register their married daughters as dependents, a prohibition linked to the traditional concept that married daughters are.. [Sep.1,2006 14:03 KST]

My father’s skin color is dark, but mine is quite light. When I was young, whenever I saw my father’s face, I thought myself fortunate because my skin color is unlike my father’s. When he got ho.. [Sep.1,2006 13:59 KST]

Every person in South Korea will have to pay an additional 330,000 won ($US343) on average in taxes after the year 2010 if South Korea joins the ranks of advanced economies by that time, a g.. [Aug.31,2006 11:23 KST]

Procedures for South Korean and foreign engineers and buyers visiting Kaesong (Gaeseong) Industrial Complex in North Korea will be... [Aug.31,2006 11:20 KST]

Rep. Roh Hoe-chan of the Democratic Labor Party (DLP) on August 30 said that "the Korean government has floated US$1.1 billion annually to maintain the United States Forces Korea (USFK), but the U.. [Aug.31,2006 10:56 KST]

Korea will soon have inspection standards for determining the existence of genetically modified organisms in food products. The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards, an arm of the Mini.. [Aug.30,2006 13:58 KST]

The National Police Agency announced a plan August 30 aimed at curbing injuries on national holidays caused by speeding drivers of two-wheeled motorized vehicles. On such days, drivers of sc.. [Aug.30,2006 12:00 KST]