SEOUL, South Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday as U.S. shares reached an all-time high overnight on growing optimism over the U.S. economy.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 9.84 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,474.19 in the
SEOUL, Fu Bao, a giant panda born in Everland and turning 4 years old this year, will be returned to China in April under an international agreement, the nation’s largest amusement park said Tuesday.
Announcing the schedule for Fu
SEOUL, Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul spoke by phone with his Japanese counterpart, Yoko Kamikawa, on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations and other issues, his office said, the first such talks between the two top diplomats since Cho’s inauguration….
SEJONG, South Korea’s finance ministry said Tuesday it plans to expand the scope of research and development (RandD) projects eligible for tax credits this year in line with efforts to secure new growth engines.
Under the plan, South Korea
SEOUL, Former President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday expressed hope for young businesspeople in South Korea to lead the country’s economic advancement with new ideas in the era of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI).
Lee, a former businessman-turn…
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his willingness to visit Pyongyang soon, North Korea’s state media reported Sunday. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Putin accepted an invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un duri…
SEJONG, South Korea’s industry ministry said Tuesday it has launched the first round of talks with Britain to discuss ways to improve their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
The meeting, which will run through Thursday in Seoul, will focus
GENEVA, South Korea on Tuesday recommended China protect the human rights of North Koreans who defected to the communist neighbor at a United Nations review session here.
Yun Seong-deok, South Korean ambassador to the U.N. office in Geneva, called
SEOUL, South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO Holdings Inc. said Tuesday its 2023 earnings nearly halved from a year earlier amid a global industry slump.
Net profit stood at 1.83 trillion won (US$1.37 billion) last year, down 48.5 percent from
SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday named a former chief of the Seoul High Prosecutors Office as the new justice minister, his office said.
Park Sung-jae, a lawyer who retired from the prosecution in 2017 after serving in