[ed] A dismal start President Park Geun-hye all but sloped off and barricaded herself inside Cheong Wa Dae Thursday, the fourth day since she took office. This is rather unusual for a new leader who should spend their first days in power holding conferences, visiting..
[ed] Historical amnesia Koreans celebrated the 94th anniversary of a national uprising against their Japanese colonizers Friday, in the most indignant atmosphere in years.
[ed] Credibility gap At the 2009 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, former President Lee Myung-bak vowed to reduce Koreas greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent in 2020.
[ed] Elderly poverty Senior citizens are grappling with worsening poverty, raising the specter that these problems could escalate into a far-reaching national disaster unless addressed properly.
[ed] Crippled executive branch President Park Geun-hye indicated Wednesday that she wouldnt back down from her stance over the deadlock at the National Assembly in approving a package of bills to restructure the government.
[ed] Healthcare reform There are two ways middle-class Koreans fall into poverty: through losing their jobs or getting serious illnesses. So, during last years presidential election, Park Geun-hye vowed to cure four of the most common, and costly, diseases free of char..
[ed] Park's views on labor During her 20-minute inaugural speech Monday, President Park Geun-hye used the words people and happiness 54 times. But she mentioned her key campaign slogan of economic democratization only twice, and underprivileged classes, just onc..
[ed] Japan boycott The dispute between Seoul and Tokyo over the easternmost islets of Dokdo took a twist Monday after local merchants declared a boycott of Japanese products.
[ed] New era of hope President Park Geun-hye began her five-year term Monday after taking the oath of office in her inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly plaza. She returned to Cheong Wa Dae, the presidential house that she left in tears more than 33 years ago..
[ed] Policy on N. Korea President Park Geun-hye starts her tenure in one of the harshest security environments in decades. This is due in considerable part to her predecessor, who reversed the inter-Korean relationship from relative amity to absolute hostility in just fiv..
[ed] President Park Geun-hye Two months after her election victory, Park Geun-hye will today be sworn in as Koreas 18th president. This is a historic inauguration, as Park is not just Koreas first female leader but the first offspring of a former president.
[ed] 'Japan is back' Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is making brisk, almost unabashed efforts to put his country back in the global limelight. I am back, and so Japan shall be, he told a Washington think tank Friday.
[ed] Regressing pledges? Controversy is flaring up over whether President-elect Park Geun-hye reneged on her election pledges while unveiling a road map for her administrations agenda Thursday.
[ed] Japan's new provocation Japans central government Friday dispatched a vice-ministerial official to a ceremony aimed at promoting its territorial claims on Koreas easternmost islets of Dokdo. More than 10 Japanese lawmakers and right-wing figures also attended the even..
[ed] Privileges of ex-officials Local law firms have long vied to recruit retired judges and prosecutors to exploit their lingering influence on incumbent former colleagues. This practice, called the favorable treatment of former officials, has infiltrated into many other are..
[ed] Quick compromise During the presidential campaign late last year, both Park Geun-hye and her opposition rival Moon Jae-in pledged to carry out new politics so that the National Assembly wouldnt be paralyzed again because of endless partisan confrontations.
[ed] 'Economic president' Former President Kim Dae-jung looked upon himself as the "economic president, and pulled Korea out of the Asian financial crisis. General-turned-President Chun Doo-hwan picked the governments most capable economist as his economic czar and left..
