The minimum wage increase has been much maligned, but a bigger threat to business dynamism in Korea may be the cost of renting retail space

Congress is showing greater assertiveness in shaping U.S. foreign policy, but concerns arise that this could also complicate talks with North Korea.

Protests against Kakao Mobile reflect the precariousness of taxi drivers' livelihood and the fragility of Korea's social safety net

The measure of success for the second summit should be whether two leaders can agree to a process of negotiation to be conducted by officials at many levels

Severe punishment doled out to people caught leaving the country have pushed many North Koreans to seek avenues that leave them vulnerable to exploitation

Requirements in Korea's defamation law for people to prove their public accusation's "social good" have protected perpetrators.