Japan's top envoy to South Korea, who was recalled to Tokyo amid diplomatic friction over a girl statue symbolizing the victims of its wartime sexual slavery, will return to Seoul this week, a foreign ministry official here said Monday.The Japanese government recalled its Ambassador to South Kor

Some 50 items presumed to belong to those that were on the ill-fated ferry Sewol have been retrieved from the wreck that has been brought to the port of Mokpo after being raised from the bottom of the sea, the government said Monday.Salvage operators raised the 6,800-ton Sewol ferry and placed it on

The presidential nominee of the leading conservative party on Sunday rejected the notion of forming a political alliance with a centrist party to challenge liberal front-runner Moon Jae-in.Hong Joon-pyo, governor of South Gyeongsang Province and presidential nominee of the Liberty Korea Party, made

South Korea's presidential race is set to begin in earnest this week after all parties nominate their standard-bearers. The nominations scheduled for this week are those of the largest Democratic Party and the minor People's Party, the two liberal parties that have arguably drawn the most in

The North Korean women's hockey team arrived in South Korea Saturday for an international competition.The delegation of 20 players and 10 coaches and officials landed at Incheon International Airport via Beijing. Starting Sunday, they will participate in the International Ice Hockey Federation (

A South Korean cargo ship with eight South Korean and 16 Filipino sailors went missing in the South Atlantic earlier this week after making a distress call, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday.The Marshal Islands-flagged ship, Stella Daisy, was sailing in waters near Uruguay after departing B

Ahn Cheol-soo of the People's Party won the latest round of a party primary Saturday, further closing in on the party's nomination for the upcoming presidential election.The co-founder and former chief of the left-leaning centrist party took 77.44 percent of all votes in the latest round hel

South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Hong Joon-pyo on Friday clinched the presidential nomination of the conservative Liberty Korea Party for the May 9 election, bracing for an uphill battle against powerful liberal rivals.The former ruling party announced its flag-bearer during a national convention in S

A semisubmersible ship carrying the ill-fated Sewol ferry arrived at South Korea's southwestern port of Mokpo on Friday.The ship -- escorted by five Coast Guard vessels -- sailed into port around 1 p.m. after a six-hour journey from the waters where it stayed for nearly a week after being raised

Second opposition People’s Party Presaidential Candidate Ahn Cheol-soo is in a close pursuit with 39.3% support after main opposition Minjoo Party Presidential Candidate Moon Jae-in with 41.7% in polls.According to a latest poll result conducted by Korea’s leading daily, Dong-A Ilbo, published this

Former President Park Geun-hye was arrested on Friday in connection with a corruption scandal that led to her removal from office.The Seoul Central District Court issued a warrant to detain Park on charges of bribery, abuse of authority, coercion and leaking government secrets, after a marathon hear

By Lee Kyung-sikPublisher-Chairman, The Korea Post mediaIt appears that the contest for the Presidential elections on the upcoming May 9 this year is going to be among Presidential Candidate Moon Jae-in of the main opposition Minjoo Party, second opposition People’s Party Presidential Candidate Ahn

Salvage operators are making final preparations to transport the 6,800-ton ferry Sewol to port following improved weather conditions, the government said Thursday."We are trying to speed up the process of preparations for departure," the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said. "The captain of the

A Seoul court will hold a hearing Thursday to decide whether to issue an arrest warrant for former President Park Geun-hye over a string of corruption allegations that removed her from office.The former president will attend the review at the Seoul Central District Court around 10:30 a.m. The result

Moon Jae-in of the liberal Democratic Party remained the front-runner in South Korea's presidential race as his longtime rival climbed one notch to rank second, a poll showed Wednesday.Moon, a former leader of the largest party in parliament, garnered 33 percent from Monday to Tuesday, down 0.3

Efforts to transport the ill-fated ferry Sewol to shore are entering their final phase, the government said Wednesday, despite bad weather temporarily interrupting operations."We will finish fixing the Sewol to the semisubmersible transportation ship and other preparations by tomorrow," said Lee C

An aide-turned-critic of former President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday won the nomination of a splinter conservative party for the presidential election in May.Rep. Yoo Seong-min received 62.9 percent of the vote in the primary of the Bareun Party, officials said, making him the first official party nom

Salvage workers are speeding up their preparation work to get the Sewol ferry ready for transport to port, government officials said Tuesday.The Sewol, which capsized in waters off the southwest coast in 2014 that resulted in over 300 deaths, with nine of the bodies yet to be recovered, is currently

Rep. Uhm, Yong-Soo of the Liberty Korea Party said that he will work hard to promote the interests of the people of his constituency which comprises Miryang, Euiryeong, Haman and Changnyeong. For this purpose, he said his parliamentary activities are focused on enhancing the homogeneity of community

The Sewol ferry that was raised from the bottom of the sea last week will head to port later in the next few days after salvage crews complete drainage and repair work in the next three days, the government said Monday."The semisubmersible ship and the Sewol will be able to embark for Mokpo around