Korean Women Flock to Government

Discriminated against in the private sector, educated women are choosing government jobs instead.

Ambitious Rivers Project Meets a Sea of Opposition

A project to remake South Korea’s four longest rivers has spurred a national debate over what constitutes green development.

U.S. Penalizes Companies for Selling Arms Technology

A handful of foreign companies have been slapped with sanctions for sales of technologies that could help Iran, Syria and North Korea to develop nuclear weapons.

Lone Star Executive Sentenced

A South Korean court found the private equity fund and one of its executives guilty of manipulating stock prices. The executive, Paul Yoo, was sentenced to five years.

Samsung Chairman’s Office Raided in Inquiry

Special prosecutors are investigating accusations that the company’s chairman, Lee Kun Hee, had amassed slush funds to bribe politicians, prosecutors and government officials.

Samsung Division Is Raided; Executives Are Questioned

Prosecutors raided a financial arm of Samsung in Seoul, South Korea, searching for evidence of a slush fund as they expanded an investigation into a corruption scandal.

South Korean Leader Allows Inquiry Into Samsung Bribes

President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea agreed to an independent investigation into a scandal that includes accusations that he may have accepted bribes from the Samsung Group.

New Bribery Allegation Roils Samsung

Samsung sustained another blow to its image on Monday when a former legal adviser to South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun said the company had once offered him a cash bribe.

Korean Officials Accused in Widening Bribery Scandal

South Korea’s next chief prosecutor and top anti-corruption agent faced accusations of accepting bribes from the Korean electronics giant Samsung.

For Sale: Undeveloped Korean Land. DMZ Views.

Land next to the DMZ may fetch only $9,200 per acre — cheap by the standards of South Korea — but it could not even be given away a few years ago, real estate agents say.

New Tactics Aim to Make Korean Film a Hit in the U.S.

With Korean companies like Hyundai and Samsung now industry giants, Hyung Rae Shim, a film producer based in Seoul, wants to pull off a similar feat with his film “Dragon Wars.”