President Yoon Suk Yeol’s senior secretary Hwang Sang-moo issued a formal apology Saturday, two days after his controversial remarks about a 1988 terrorist attack on a journalist and the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising touched off a firestorm of cri…
SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol called on the international community Monday to collectively find ways to promote democracy and protect the safety of individuals in the use of new digital technologies.
Yoon issued the call during the opening of
SEOUL, Police on Monday began providing English and Chinese interpretation services for the 112 emergency police number around the clock in order to help foreigners more speedily call for police help, officials said.
Up until Monday, the interpretat…
SEOUL, Major South Korean shipyard HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering Co. said Monday it has bagged a 489.6 billion-won (US$372 million) order to build three very large ammonia carriers for an Oceanian shipper.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industrie…
SEOUL, South Korea began an annual project Monday to recover the remains of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, the defense ministry said.
The Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification said it will mobilize service members to excavate
SEOUL, South Korean stocks traded higher late Monday morning, buoyed by gains in technical shares.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 10.47 points, or 0.39 percent, to 2,677.31 as of 11:20 a.m.
The KOSPI extended gains
Neighbouring Cambodia and Thailand have vowed to boost their economic growth through infrastructure, trade, investment and tourism connectivity.
The commitment was made by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian People…
SEOUL, South Korea has replaced its ambassador to Mongolia in just 15 months, the foreign ministry said Monday.
Choi Jin-won, director-general for international administrative cooperation at the interior ministry, has been appointed as the new ambas…
SEOUL, Actress Han So-hee will respond strongly to groundless allegations and rumors regarding her relationship with actor Ryu Jun-yeol, her agency said Monday.
The actress is “having a really hard time” due to speculation and malicious comments on …
SEOUL, Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on Monday called for extra effort by government officials to bring inflation under control amid weak private consumption, his office said.
Choi made the call during a meeting with officials of the Ministry of