Former South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has been named the new president and CEO of the Asia Society, a global nonprofit institution focusing on enhancing the understanding of Asia, its board of trustees announced Wednesday.
Kang, who se…
The chiefs of South Korean diplomatic missions in the Red Sea region will meet next week to discuss ways to enhance maritime security amid escalating tensions in the major shipping route, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
A senior ministry
The expanded implementation of the workplace safety law, penalizing employers for serious industrial accidents, is set to take effect later this week as scheduled, as rival parties have failed to agree on granting an additional two-year grace period …
The General Directorate of Taxation (DGF) collected US$3,612 million in tax revenue in 2023, more than 101% of the annual target.
The figures were shared during an annual meeting held on January 23 under the chairmanship of Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy
Populations need to grow in South Korea and elsewhere to ensure a sustainable future, the chief of the World Bank said Thursday, amid a falling fertility rate in the country.
World Bank President Ajay Banga made the remarks during
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok met with World Bank President Ajay Banga in Seoul on Thursday and discussed digital technology, development aid and other issues affecting the global economy, officials said.
Banga was in Seoul as part of his visits
North Korea said Thursday it has test-fired the new strategic cruise missile Pulhwasal-3-31 for the first time as part of its “regular and obligatory” activities to develop and upgrade weapons systems.
The missile launch on Wednesday did not affect
LG Electronics Co. said Thursday its fourth-quarter operating profit more than quadrupled from a year earlier on robust sales of home appliances and automotive parts.
South Korea’s leading electronics company said in a regulatory filing that operati…
Samsung SDS Co. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 146 billion won (US$109.4 million), down 42.1 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 214.5 billion won in operating profit
The Indian Embassy in Cambodia has voiced its support for the founder of Karate Rahul Club and Neta Ji Subhash Chandra Bose School, Prof. Sen Oudom, for assisting poor children in Cambodia with education and sports training.
The support was