SEOUL, South Korean football officials on Thursday recommended the dismissal of Jurgen Klinsmann as head coach of the men’s national team on Thursday after the country’s disappointing semifinal exit at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup….
SEOUL, The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday said the regime is open to improving its relationship with Japan, including inviting the Japanese leader to Pyongyang.
Kim Yo-jong’s remark came after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said …
WASHINGTON, South Korea established diplomatic relations with Cuba on Wednesday, its mission to the United Nations said, in a surprise announcement that could pose a setback to North Korea that has long boasted brotherly ties with the Latin American c…
SEOUL, Seoul shares opened higher Thursday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 14.7 points, or 0.56 percent, to 2,635.12 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Overnight, the U.S. sto…
SEOUL, Seniors at a medical school vowed Thursday to take a one-year leave of absence en masse in protest of the government’s plan to raise the enrollment quota of medical schools.
The fourth-year students of the college of medicine at
SEOUL, Rival parties nominated dozens of candidates on Thursday to run in the April 10 general elections, including political heavyweights, like Won Hee-ryong, a former land minister, who is forecast to compete against opposition leader Lee Jae-myung….
SEOUL, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for using force against South Korean vessels violating its waters, state media said Thursday, amid concern the North could undertake provocations in the coming months.
The North has long accused the S…
WASHINGTON, South Korea established diplomatic relations with Cuba on Wednesday, its mission to the United Nations said, in a surprise announcement that could pose a setback to North Korea that has long boasted brotherly ties with the Latin American c…
SEOUL, North Korea appears to be idolizing leader Kim Jong-un, modeling him after his grandfather and national founder Kim Il-sung, in an effort to strengthen internal unity amid prolonged economic difficulties, South Korea’s unification ministry said…
Cambodia can do more to translate increased public spending on social services sectors into stronger health and education outcomes, a World Bank review of public expenditure released on Thursday says.
As a result of improved revenue collection and pr…