The Korea Herald

Park, Obama renew alliance, vow to curb N.K. nukes

코리아 헤럴드Oct 17, 2015

WASHINGTON -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her U.S. counterpart Barack Obama on Friday adopted a joint statement on North Korea, renewing their strategic alliance to effectively contain i...
Korea, Germany to bolster ties to press NK

Foreign affairsOct 12, 2015

Leaders of South Korea and Germany on Monday agreed to bolster their bilateral alliance to curb North Korea‘s nuclear ambitions and improve human rights conditions in the reclusive regime. "We have ...
Park to expound unification vision in N.Y.

PoliticsSept 23, 2015

South Korean President Park Geun-hye will deliver her vision of peaceful unification as an ultimate resolution for peace on the Korean Peninsula during her four-day visit to New York later this week,...
Moon-Ahn rivalry laid bare by reform spat

PoliticsSept 15, 2015

The rivalry between the two former presidential candidates Moon Jae-in and Ahn Cheol-soo has been laid bare in recent days, as the two have jumped into the fray of a factional fight over the party’s ...
Party feud erodes Moon’s leadership

PoliticsSept 14, 2015

The fight at the main opposition party took an ugly turn Monday as rival factions continued to lock horns over reform initiatives and chairman Rep. Moon Jae-in’s leadership became increasingly questi...
Moon stakes leadership on party reform

PoliticsSept 9, 2015

The main opposition party leader said Wednesday he would leave his post as chairman if the party disapproves a package of reform measures, amid an escalating party feud that has increased pressure on...
Assembly approves Supreme Court judge nominee

PoliticsSept 8, 2015

The National Assembly on Tuesday approved a nominee for Supreme Court justice, ending weeks of postponement triggered by the ongoing confrontation between rival parties on state offices’ special allo...
Park calls for China’s role on Peninsula

PoliticsSept 4, 2015

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday urged China to play a bigger role for unification of the two Koreas on the last day of her three-day trip that highlighted closer ties between the two c...
China parade marks WWII victory

NationalSept 3, 2015

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday attended the flamboyant military parade in Beijing, bolstering China’s show of rising military power in exchange for their closer regional, political ...
Park-Xi summit to focus on N.K

PoliticsAug 31, 2015

Leaders of South Korea and China are set to discuss ways to curb North Korea‘s nuclear ambitions and boost peace in Northeast Asia at a bilateral summit planned for Wednesday amid tension abating on ...
Assembly's regular session to kick off Tuesday

NationalAug 30, 2015

The National Assembly’s 100-day regular session is set to begin Tuesday with the two major parties seeking to gain an advantage ahead of next year’s elections. The ruling and main opposition parties...
S. Korea, China, Japan working to hold summit as soon as possible: official

Foreign affairsAug 27, 2015

South Korea, China and Japan aim to hold a summit as soon as possible amid signs of gradually improving ties, a Chinese official said Thursday. Yang Houlan, the incoming chief of the Trilateral Coop...
Park calls creative economy growth engine of S. Korea's economy

PoliticsAug 27, 2015

President Park Geun-hye Thursday called her signature creative economy a growth engine for South Korea's economy in the latest push to revive the country's tepid business landscape. Park's creative ...
China denies reports of mobilizing forces to border during Korean tensions

World NewsAug 27, 2015

China's defense ministry on Thursday denied reports that it sent additional tanks to a border with North Korea when tensions surged on the Korean Peninsula last week. Some media reports said China m...
Korea Forest Service adds to urban greenery

Aug 27, 2015

By cities, the area of urban living forest per capita stood at only 4.35 square meters for Seoul, 5.29 square meters for Gyeonggi Province and 5.95 square meters for Incheon. This is far lower than L...