Seoul shares closed slightly higher Tuesday as investors awaited a congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell this week. The local currency gained against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI…
Jimin of K-pop supergroup BTS has entered the U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 main songs chart with his prerelease single “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” featuring Loco.
Billboard said on X, formerly Twitter, Monday (U.S. time) that the single, released on…
The government has notified hospitals that it will reduce next year’s quota of trainee doctors unless they accept their resignations by next week, according to officials and the medical community Tuesday.
The move is seen as a measure to put pressur…
Hyundai Motor Group said Tuesday it has partnered with the University of Oxford in Britain in establishing a specialized research center dedicated to shaping the group’s long-term future vision.
The group held an opening ceremony for the Oxford-Hyun…
Kim Beom-su, the founder of tech giant Kakao Corp., appeared before prosecutors on Tuesday for questioning over alleged stock price manipulation connected to the firm’s takeover of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment last year.
Kim presented himself f…
North Korea has held a national memorial service and concert, attended by its leader Kim Jong-un, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of national founder Kim Il-sung, state media reported Tuesday.
The memorial events on Monday appeared …
The latest LPGA major champion Amy Yang will lead the South Korean contingent at the fourth major tournament of the season, teeing off in the French Alps this week.
Yang will be one of 18 South Korean players at the Amundi Evian Championship, which …
President Yoon Suk Yeol again vetoed a bill mandating a special counsel investigation into the military’s response to a Marine’s death, his office said Tuesday, the second time he did so in less than two months.
Yoon exercised his veto powers from H…
Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street buoyed by technology shares.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 10 points, or 0.35 percent, to 2,867.76 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Over…
The top U.S. official for North Korea policy resigned last week, multiple sources said Tuesday.
Jung Pak left the post as the U.S. senior official for North Korea and a process is under way to select her replacement, according to the sources.
She h…