South Korean stocks traded over 1 percent higher late Monday morning as blue chip shares gained ground following last week’s rout.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had added 26.54 points, or 1.03 percent, to 2,614.97 as of 11:…
Defense Minister nominee Kim Yong-hyun, the head of the Presidential Security Service, is a retired three-star Army general, considered to be well-versed in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security initiatives as a close aide.
After a parliamentary hearin…
Krafton Inc., a South Korean game firm, said Monday it has acquired Tokyo-based game studio Tango Gameworks.
Krafton said it will absorb Tango Gameworks’ developers and the rights to its acclaimed rhythm action combat game Hi-Fi RUSH, according to t…
An expressway pileup involving nine vehicles in the southern city of Jeongeup injured 13 people on Monday, three of them seriously, authorities said.
The accident started shortly after noon when a 22.5-ton truck crashed into a 1-ton truck that was a…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un took swipe at South Korean media reports on flood damage in the North in an apparent attempt to divert public attention from the emergency situation, Seoul’s unification ministry said Monday.
During a visit to flood-h…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to be using a new model of a Mercedes-Benz SUV in a move snubbing international sanctions banning North Korea’s imports of luxury items.
Photos carried by the Korean Central News Agency on Saturday showed a bl…
The filming for renowned South Korean director Park Chan-wook’s new movie is set to begin Saturday with a cast including Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin, the film’s distributor said Monday.
The film, tentatively titled “I Can’t Help It,” centers on Man…
President Yoon Suk Yeol held a dinner meeting with former President Lee Myung-bak and his wife Monday, in what marked their first official dinner since Yoon took office.
First lady Kim Keon Hee and Chung Jin-suk, Yoon’s chief of staff who had served…
The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) urged President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday to withdraw the appointment of the new chief of the Independence Hall of Korea amid criticism of his controversial views accused of justifying Japan’s 1910-45 colonial …
The tropical night phenomenon has continued in Seoul for 22 days in a row, the third longest on record, the state weather agency said Monday.
Seoul has experienced yet another tropical night phenomenon overnight, marking the third longest on record …