Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman was awarded a state medal from the South Korean government on Wednesday for her contribution to improving relations between the two countries, Seoul’s embassy in Washington said.
On behalf of Presid…
Major South Korean builder Lotte Engineering and Construction Co. (Lotte E and C) said Thursday it has completed the creation of a 2.3 trillion-won (US$1.73 billion) project financing (PF) fund, which will help cut its interest burden from high-inte…
The government said Thursday it plans to closely monitor air ticket prices amid concerns of market monopolization from an envisioned merger between Korean Air Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced t…
The following are the outcomes of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-Australia Dialogue Relations, released this morning by the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation:
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Nurses will be allowed to perform CPR and administer medication for emergency patients beginning Friday, officials have said, as part of the government’s efforts to cope with disruptions of medical services due to the ongoing mass walkout by trainee d…
Son Myung-soon, the widow of former President Kim Young-sam, died Thursday at the age of 95, medical sources said.
The ex-first lady died of a chronic ailment late in the afternoon while under treatment at Seoul National University Hospital, accordin…
The government will swiftly implement emergency measures to alleviate public inconveniences caused by the prolonged walkout by trainee doctors protesting the government’s decision to increase the medical school admission quota, an official said Thursd…
The environment ministry on Thursday announced a two-year grace period for a ban on excessive parcel packaging set to go into effect next month.
The overpackaging ban, set to take effect on April 30, stipulates that less than half of
South Korean semiconductor powerhouse SK hynix Inc. has won a non-compete injunction against a former researcher who left to work for its U.S. chipmaking rival Micron Technology Inc., sources said Thursday, amid an intensifying race for cutting-edge a…
Oceans Minister Kang Do-hyung said Thursday the government has no plans for now to restart the sale process of South Korea’s top container shipper, HMM Co., after negotiations fell apart last month.
“We have no plan to restart sales of