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South Korea Plans To Build Network of Smart Expressway in 2020

Aug 30, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korea Plans To Build Network of Smart Expressway in 2020

South Korea revealed a plan to build a network of smart expressway which will include new road sections that charge electric vehicles as they go.

South Korean Right Back Oh Jae-suk Ready To Play on Left Side in Asian World Cup

Aug 30, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

Asian World Cup: South Korean Right Back, Oh Jae-suk, Ready To Play on Left Side

South Korean right back Oh Jae-suk is ready to play on the left side when he makes his first international debut in the final Asian World Cup qualifying round against China.

South Korea Rep. Choo Mi Ae addresses a national convention of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea in Seoul on Aug. 27, 2016, after being officially named as the new party chief. (Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images)

Aug 29, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

New Minjoo Party Leader Choo Mi Ae to Strongly Oppose THAAD Deployment

On Saturday, The Minjoo Party of Korea (MPK), South Korea’s major opposition party, elected Rep. Choo Mi Ae as its new chairwoman. Following the election of its newest party leader, the party is expected to show strong opposition to the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in the country.

S. Korea’s Olympic Golf Champion Park In-bee to miss LPGA Due to Injury

Aug 29, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

S. Korea’s Olympic Golf Champion Park In-bee to Miss LPGA Due to Injury

South Korea's Olympic Golf Champion in women's division, Park In-bee will miss to sit out in the final major LPGA Tour season due to her thumb injury.

South Korea Embassy in China Warns About North Korea’s Possible Terrorist Attacks

Aug 29, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korea Embassy in China Warns About North Korea’s Possible Terrorist Attacks

The South Korean Embassy in China, particularly in Beijing warned South Koreans who live in China about possible terrorist attacks by the North Korea due to the recent desertion of a senior diplomat.

(Photo by: Pool / Getty Images News) South Korean President Park Geun Hye says the government is open to discuss labor reform measures with unions and employers.

Aug 27, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Park Geun-Hye Wants Agriculture to Develop as a Growth Engine for South Korea

On Friday, South Korean President Park Geun-Hye emphasized her stand on developing the agricultural sector in a future growth engine by applying cutting-edge technologies, cultural content, tourism, and other creative ideas.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un | By: ChinaFotoPress | Getty Images

Aug 27, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Orders New Submarine with Multiple SLBM Launchers

On Friday, August 26, Tokyo Shimbun, a Japanese media, reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered a new submarine that is capable of launching multiple ballistic missiles to be finished by 2018, which is also the 70th anniversary of the founding of the nation.

South Korea Reveals ‘New Team Manager’ on September for 2017 World Baseball Classic

Aug 27, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

2017 World Baseball Classic: South Korea Reveals ‘New Team Manager’ for September

South Korea will reveal the new national team manager for the 2017 World Baseball Classic tournament not later than September according to one of the official of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).

New Yacht Marina To be Completed Next Week in Incheon

Aug 27, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

New Yacht Marina To be Completed Next Week in Incheon

The new yacht marina located in the western port city of Incheon will be completed next week according to some officials.

Some South Koreans do not approve of the agreement between South Korea and Japan on the comfort women issue. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Aug 26, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Japan to Provide Cash Aid to Comfort Women and their Families

On August 25, South and Japan agreed to offer 100 million won (US $89,600) in cash to every surviving Korean comfort woman and 20 million won ($17,900) to families of the victims who already passed away.

PYONGYANG, Oct. 14, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Oct. 14, 2015 shows top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un recently having a photo session with the delegates to the celebratio

Aug 26, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

North Korea Intensifies Threats, May Deploy SLBM in a Year

The test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) by North Korea on Wednesday fueled concerns that the communist state could deploy the weapons earlier than South Korea anticipated.

colorized scanning electron micrograph, SEM, depicted a flagellated Vibrio vulnificus bacterium

Aug 26, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

South Korea Confirmed Second Cholera Case This Year

The second cholera case in South Korea this year has been confirmed on Thursday as a 79-year old woman in Geoje, South Gyeongsang. She is the second confirmed cholera case after a man announced as the first in 15 years earlier this week.

South Korean Baseball Pitcher Gets 10-Month Suspension For ‘Match-Fixing’

Aug 26, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korean Baseball Pitcher Gets 10-Month Suspension For ‘Match-Fixing’

South Korean Baseball pitcher got a 10-month suspension on a local court for fixing games.

South Korea’s Anti-Debt Steps Not To Weigh on Builders

Aug 26, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korea’s Anti-Debt Steps Not To Weigh on Builders

South Korea's most recent measures against the increasing household debt are not going to impact large private builders because they focused on controlling the supply of new apartments through a state housing developer.

President Park Visits Creative Economy Festival in Seoul

Aug 26, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

President Park Visits Creative Economy Festival in Seoul

President Park Geun-hye of South Korea visited the creative economy festival in Seoul that showcase the outcomes of her economy drive and urging the public and business sectors cooperation in creating jobs and high momentum for the country's economic growth.

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