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South Korean President Park Geun Hye in her New Year's message promised to create more jobs in 2016. (Photo by: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Jan 01, 2016 AM EST - Diana Tomale

More Jobs For South Koreans In 2016, Says President Park Geun Hye

President Park Geun Hye vowed to create more jobs for South Koreans in 2016. Aside from that, the South Korean leader is also bullish to boost the economy of her country.

South Korean health workers during the 2015 MERS outbreak (Photo bt Jung Yeon Je / Getty Images)

Dec 28, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason

South Korean Health Ministry To Invest 52.5 Billion Won In Infectious Diseases Research

Following several health-related issues that plagued South Korea this year, including the MER outbreak, the Health Ministry plan on investing 52.5 billion won for infectious diseases research and hiring more epidemiologists for the country.

A statue of a girl symbolizing the issue of 'comfort women' in front of the Japanese Embassy (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Dec 28, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason

South Korea And Japan Reaches Deal To End The Issue On ‘Comfort Women’

South Korea and Japan has finally come to an irreversible deal that would put an end to the issue on comfort women, or sexually enslaved South Korean women by Japanese soldiers during the World War II.

Lee Wan Koo Appears Before The Prosecutor's Office in Seoul in May amid allegations of a 30-million-won bribery. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Dec 28, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason

South Korean Government To Remove Corrupt Officials From Office

Following the bribery scandal that broke out in April involving South Korea's former prime minister, the government has decided to impose stricter rules, expelling any government official who will be proven corrupt.

22 refugees from Myanmar arrived at Incheon International Airport Wednesday. (Photo by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)

Dec 27, 2015 PM EST - Diana Tomale

South Korea Welcomes First Batch Of Refugees For Three-Year Pilot Resettlement Programme

22 refugees from Myanmar landed in South Korea on Wednesday to begin with the country's resettlement programme. The country becomes the second Asian country to welcome refugees through the Refugee Act.

(Photo by: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images News) South Korean President Park Geun Hye visits a front line military base on Christmas eve.

Dec 26, 2015 AM EST - Diana Tomale

South Korean President Park Geun Hye Checks Military Preparedness Of A Frontline Army

South Korean President Park Geun Hye spent her Christmas eve in Yeoncheon as she visited the Army's 28th Division to check its preparedness against North Korea's unexpected provocations.

(Photo by: Chung Sung Jun / Getty Images News) Korean investigators were dispatched in the Philippines to probe the murder of a Korean man killed in his own house in Batangas.

Dec 25, 2015 PM EST - Diana Tomale

South Korean Investigators Probe The Murder Of A Korean Man In The Philippines

South Korean investigators were dispatched in the Philippines to probe the murder of a Korean man. During the five-day investigation, Korean police said they found key evidence and clues to track down the suspects.

South Korea's National Assembly ratified the country's bilateral free trade agreement with China on Monday. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun / Getty Images)

Dec 23, 2015 AM EST - Diana Tomale

South Korea Ratifies Bilateral Free Trade Agreement With China

The National Assembly of South Korea ratified the country's bilateral free trade agreement with China during a session Monday.

South Korea to head United Nations Human Right Council next year. (Photo by Chris Hondros / Getty Images)

Dec 17, 2015 AM EST - Diana Tomale

South Korea To Head International Organization U.N. Human Right Council Next Year

South Korean diplomat Choi Kyong Lim was chosen as the president of international organization UN Human Right Council. Choi will begin his term in January replacing Joachim Rucker.

Blood transfusion (Photo by: Fajrul Islam / Getty Images)

Dec 17, 2015 AM EST - Czarelli Tuason

Reused Syringes In A Clinic In Seoul Results To Over 70 Cases Of Hepatitis C

A doctor in Dana Hyeondae Clinic in Yangcheon, Seoul admittied to reusing syringes on his patients, which resulted to 71 cases of hepatitis C.

Hangman's noose (Photo by Thomas Northcut / Getty Images)

Dec 17, 2015 AM EST - Czarelli Tuason

South Korean Companies Stage Mock Funerals To Curb Increasing Suicide Rates

Some companies in South Korea are arranging mock funeral practices for their employees in order for them to realize the value of life, consequently curbing the increasing suicide rate in the country.

South Korean government to deal with illegal and violent protesters strictly. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun / Getty Images)

Dec 13, 2015 PM EST - Diana Tomale

South Korean Justice Minister Kim Hyun Woong Vows Zero-Tolerance For Illegal And Violent Protesters

South Korea's Justice Minister Kim Hyun Woong vowed the government will not tolerate illegal and violent protesters, according to a report this week from Reuters.

South Korea fines German company Volkswagen over emission scandal. (Photo by Alexander Koerner / Getty Images)

Dec 13, 2015 PM EST - Diana Tomale

South Korea Reportedly Fines German Carmaker Volkswagen $12.3 Million Over Emissions Scandal

South Korea's Ministry of Environment has fined German carmaker Volkswagen on the issue of emissions cheating. It also ordered the company to recall over 125,000 diesel vehicles.

Korea's internet-based comic strips

Dec 13, 2015 PM EST - Diana Tomale

Korea's Internet-Based Comic Strips 'Webtoon' Gains Popularity Worldwide

South Korea's webtoon, or web and cantoon, is gaining popularity not only in South Korea but also in some other countries.

Bruised woman (Photo by Tetra Images - Jamie Grill/Getty Images)

Dec 10, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason

Medical Student May Face Expulsion From Chosun University

Following an alleged physical abuse incident on March, medical student at Chosun University is highly likely to face expulsion once Gwangju District Court raises his penalty from a fine to jail time.

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