Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun visited a research center of Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday as the government seeks to promote research and development (R and D) projects to revitalize economic growth.
“R and D projects play a key role in
South Korean stocks closed slightly higher Thursday as investors hunted bargains following a recent market decline triggered by diminished hope for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate cut. The Korean won gained against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Kore…
The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan were set to hold talks in Seoul on Thursday as tensions are running high on the Korean Peninsula amid North Korea’s belligerent rhetoric and its deepening military cooperation
An elite South Korean Navy unit has been conducting wintertime training to strengthen its readiness posture for underwater rescue operations, the Navy said Thursday.
The annual training of the Sea Salvage and Rescue Unit (SSU) kicked off Monday for a…
With the opening ceremony set to take place inside a long-abandoned competition venue this week, officials for the Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics have been dealing with a unique set of challenges.
Gangneung Oval, the speed skating venue for the Jan.
The anti-corruption investigation office has raided the office of Marine Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. Kim Kye-hwan over an alleged influence-peddling case related to the death of a young Marine last year, multiple sources said Thursday.
The Corruption I…
The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) announced a set of measures on Thursday aimed at resolving the country’s critically low birthrate, such as providing rented housing for couples with multiple babies.
The country’s downward demographic spiral …
NCT Wish, the fifth and last subunit from K-pop supergroup NCT, will make its debut next month, the group’s agency, SM Entertainment, said Thursday.
The group will engage in global activities with both South Korea and Japan as its base,
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled its latest Galaxy S series smartphones, featuring real-time translation for phone calls and improved camera performance powered by on-device artificial intelligence (AI).
Samsung Electronics’ flagship phon…
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world’s third-largest shipbuilder by orders, said Thursday it has received a 315 billion-won (US$235 million) order to build two gas carriers in the Oceania region.
The two very large gas carriers (VLACs) will be del…