SEOUL, Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung called Wednesday for the government to restore the hotline with North Korea to reduce tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula as a series of weapons tests and bellicose rhetoric raised concerns about war.
Lee,…
SEOUL, A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck waters off the southern island of Jeju on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of damage.
The quake occurred at 5:36 p.m. in waters about 62 kilometers northeast of Ieodo, a submerged
SEOUL, South Korean stocks lost ground late Wednesday morning, hurt by declines in semiconductor stocks after Samsung Electronics reported its fourth-quarter earnings.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had fallen 5.00 points, or 0.20 p…
SEOUL/SUWON, South Korea, The ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Wednesday it will seek to bury railways running through major cities underground and develop the newly created overland areas into futuristic urban spaces with parks, offices and new …
SEOUL, South Korea’s tax revenue fell 51.9 trillion won (US$38.92 billion) in 2023 from a year earlier due mainly to weak corporate activities and the property market slump, the finance ministry said Wednesday.
The government collected 344.1 trillio…
SEOUL, A Seoul court on Friday ordered the state to compensate victims of human rights abuses at a now-defunct detention facility for vagrants in the southeastern city of Busan, in the second such ruling recognizing state responsibility in the
SEOUL, A Seoul court on Friday ordered the state to compensate victims of human rights abuses at a now-defunct detention facility for vagrants in the southeastern city of Busan, in the second such ruling recognizing state responsibility in the
SEOUL, A court on Wednesday sentenced a Seoul stabbing rampage suspect to life in prison.
The Seoul Central District Court handed out the life sentence to Cho Seon, 34, who was indicted for stabbing one man to death and
SEOUL, A court on Wednesday sentenced a Seoul stabbing rampage suspect to life in prison.
The Seoul Central District Court handed out the life sentence to Cho Seon, 34, who was indicted for stabbing one man to death and
SEOUL, POSCO International on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 73.4 billion won (US$55 million), down 21.1 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 214.6 billion won in operating profit