• Letter says U.S. troops ordered to shoot refugees during Korean War
    A letter written by American ambassador John J. Muccio reveals that, during the Korean War, the U.S. military in South Korea adopted a policy of shooting refugees approaching it...
    Jun.1,2006 11:56 KST
  • [Editorial] Ruling camp must feel the pain
    As expected, regional elections ended with the crushing defeat of the ruling Uri Party and overwhelming victory for the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP). The knife att...
    Jun.1,2006 11:49 KST
  • Hyundai chair unlikely to be granted bail
    Lawyers of former Hyundai Motors Group chairman Chung Mong-koo, who was indicted for amassing illegal slush funds, applied May 26 for Mr. Chung’s bail, to which prosecutors repl...
    Jun.1,2006 11:45 KST
  • [Editorial] Private groups win return of Korean artifacts
    Forty-seven volumes from the Mount Odae edition of the "Annals of the Joseon Dynasty" (Joseon wangjo sillok) are returning to Korea after having been taken by an imperialist Jap...
    Jun.1,2006 11:42 KST
  • Grand Nationals, victorious, look to internal reorganization
    After scoring an overwhelming victory in the May 31 local elections, the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) now prepares for its national party convention, slated for Ju...
    Jun.1,2006 11:39 KST
  • Opposition party sweeps local elections
    South Korea’s main opposition party swept local elections Wednesday, in which over 38,000 government officials were chosen. The Grand National Party (GNP) won the majority of se...
    Jun.1,2006 11:35 KST
  • Brace yourselves!
    Chung Dong-young and president Roh Moo-hyun are hanging on to what they can. That used to be the ideal of being a party that represents the whole nation, and that party based mu...
    Jun.1,2006 10:51 KST
  • North Korea asks for World Cup broadcast
    According to a May 30 statement by the Korean Broadcasting Commission (KBC), The North Korean Broadcasting Commission made an official request to them for help in receiving tele...
    May.31,2006 13:46 KST
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