A local detention center came under fire Friday over allegations it gave a special favor to former President Park Geun-hye, who has been arrested in connection with a corruption scandal that removed her from office.According to the Seoul Detention Center, Park was allowed to stay at one of its offic

Stretching over more than 3,260 kilometers of coastlines, 12 lagoons and straits, and 112 estuaries, and boasting thousands of islands and condensed systems of rivers and streams, Vietnam is one of the countries having great potential in developing the fishery industry. The country has become one of

South Korea plans to set up a museum on North Korea's human rights by 2019 to raise public awareness about Pyongyang's serious human rights violations, government officials said Friday.The envisioned museum is expected to display documents and photos of North Korea's human rights records

A Chinese firm was found to have knowingly exported to North Korea machine tools containing subcomponents banned from exports to the country for concern they could be used for its weapons programs, a U.S. think tank claimed Thursday.Shenyang Machine Tools Company shipped at least two 6-axis machine

South Korea's leading presidential candidates were united Thursday in opposing an armed clash on the Korean Peninsula as tensions escalated over a possible U.S. strike on North Korea.During their first TV debate, the five contenders explained what they would do if North Korea carries out a major

U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is "making a big mistake," warning that he doesn't talk about military action plans in advance -- unlike his predecessor."We are sending an armada, very powerful. We have submarines, very pow

The presidential candidates of five political parties here are set to meet in a televised debate this week, the first of at least six such meetings in the lead up to the presidential election, their party officials said Wednesday.The five presidential hopefuls are set to hold their first joint TV de

President front-runner Moon Jae-in said Wednesday that he will double the rate of increase in the government's fiscal spending if elected, and redirect government spending to create more jobs and support corporate employees.The presidential candidate of the liberal Democratic Party noted the cou

South Korea said Wednesday that North Korea appears to have revived a parliamentary foreign affairs commission to improve its relations with the external world on the basis of its pursuit of nuclear weapons and missiles.North Korea set up the foreign affairs commission for the first time in 19 years

Police on Wednesday questioned the leader of a local fan club of former President Park Geun-hye over a violent street rally protesting against the Constitutional Court's decision to remove her from office last month. Chung Kwang-yong, chief of "Parksamo" -- meaning a group of pe

Finally, Presidential Candidate Ahn Cheol-soo of the second opposition People’s Party has started overtaking the hither-to front-running Presidential Candidate Moon Jae-in of the main opposition Minjoo Party in an all-contender contest—winning 36.8% of th4e vote4 over Moon who got only 32.7% s

Moon Jae-in, the presidential candidate of the liberal Democratic Party, saw his approval rating dwindle over the past few weeks as all his contenders from both ends of the spectrum "naturally" focused their attacks on the front-runner, local observers said Monday.Their accusations include what Mo

A Seoul court will hold a hearing this week to decide whether to issue a warrant to arrest a former presidential secretary in connection with a corruption scandal that led to the removal of former President Park Geun-hye from office, officials said Monday.The Seoul Central District Court will hold t

The South Korean government said Sunday the salvaged Sewol ferry has been moved onto land, embarking on the final stage of the transfer nearly three years after its sinking.The salvage team has moved the ship onto a dry dock at a port in the southwestern province of Mokpo, from the semisubmersible t

South Korea on Friday lauded the summit agreement between the U.S. and Chinese leaders to work closely together to convince North Korea to curb its nuclear program."We assess that they were relatively successful talks that laid the groundwork for cooperation between the two leaders and the developm

U.S. President Donald Trump said he held in-depth discussions with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping over North Korea's nuclear problems during the summit, the office of South Korea's acting leader said Saturday.Trump made the remark during his 20-minute phone talks with Acting President an

With more transporter vehicles being deployed, salvage workers are set to conduct the final stage of testing on Saturday to move the salvaged wreck of the Sewol ferry onto land, government officials said.Salvage workers have been trying to move the ferry onto land at the port of Mokpo, some 410 kilo

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a mushroom farm, expressing satisfaction that it was built with indigenous technology and materials, Pyongyang's state media said Saturday.Kim inspected the Pyongyang Mushroom Farm, accompanied by party and state officials including premier Pak Pong-ju

Samsung Group's de facto leader on Friday denied bribery allegations during his first court hearing held in relation to a massive corruption scandal that brought down former President Park Geun-hye.Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., appeared at the Seoul Central District Cou

The chief of South Korea's retail giant Lotte will be grilled by prosecutors Friday as they widen the investigation into local conglomerates in relation to a corruption scandal that removed former President Park Geun-hye from office.Shin Dong-bin is set to appear at the Seoul Central District Pr