Three in 4 adult South Korean citizens gave a positive outlook on President Moon Jae-in's handling of state affairs, a survey showed Monday, reflecting high public support for the newly minted liberal leader.In the survey conducted from Wednesday through Saturday by local pollster Realmeter, 74.

Millennium Seoul Hilton is offering a special room package for Seoul urbanites to take advantage of the much anticipated Seoullo 7017, which will be open to the public on May 20th. The ambitious project reclaims large elevated roads and remodels them into pedestrian-friendly walkways abound with lus

The Moon Jae-in administration is expected to set up a new control tower for industrial restructuring as soon as its new Cabinet takes shape, inside sources said Monday.President Moon's official campaign pledges do not specify actions or directions for restructuring. For the shipbuilding and shi

President Moon Jae-in continued to surprise many Friday, at least to the liking of many liberals, ordering the official playing and singing of a controversial protest song shunned over the past decade at an annual ceremony marking a democratic uprising.The president signed an executive order, allowi

U.S. President Donald Trump has called the free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea a "horrible deal" in a recent interview, saying that Washington has already informed the Seoul government of its intention to renegotiate it.In the interview with the British weekly Economist published on Thursd

A request for a parliamentary confirmation hearing on Prime Minister-designate Lee Nak-yon will be submitted to the National Assembly as early as Friday, multiple government sources said.Once the written request is submitted under the name of new President Moon Jae-in, the legislature is to complete

The Central Intelligence Agency has created a special team dealing exclusively with North Korea in an unusual move underscoring the seriousness the United States attaches to the nuclear and missile threats from the communist nation.The Korea Mission Center was established to "harness the full resou

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed Thursday to further improve their countries' bilateral relations, while jointly calling for efforts by all concerned parties to help denuclearize North Korea, Seoul's presidential office said.Xi called the new S

A resumption of the now-shuttered South Korean industrial park in North Korea should be closely reviewed due to its possible conflict with U.N. sanctions resolutions, a government official said Thursday.As liberal President Moon Jae-in took office Wednesday, attention is being drawn to whether Seoul

President Moon Jae-in accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, a holdover from the former government, on Thursday as he strives to round out his own administration.Hwang, who took office in June 2015, offered to resign Wednesday after Moon's victory in Tuesday's election. He

Prime Minister-designate Lee Nak-yon hinted on Thursday that he would play a pivotal role in strengthening the new government's communication with citizens.With his folksy demeanor and wide personal connections, the South Jeolla Province governor said he hopes to become a "premier who is loved

North Korea urged South Korea's new government Thursday to end what it called confrontational policies, including joint military drills with the United States.Rodong Sinmun, the main newspaper at the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, made the call after liberal politician Moon Jae-in was sworn

The South Korean government is set to import eggs from Denmark and Thailand to curb a continuing price hike here stemming from a supply shortage in the wake of the bird flu outbreak late last year, it said on Thursday.South Korea has been dealing with rising egg prices since avian influenza (AI) spr