Seoul shares opened lower Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as better-than-expected U.S. economic data bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates further this year.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOS…
South Korea’s finance ministry said Thursday it has issued yen-denominated foreign exchange stabilization bonds worth 70 billion yen (US$473.5 million).
It marked the first time for South Korea to issue yen-denominated foreign exchange bonds for Jap…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a series of bilateral meetings with the leaders of Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines and Singapore on Thursday as he sought to expand cooperation and win support for South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo…
The defense chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan held phone talks Thursday to discuss measures to implement last month’s agreements on security cooperation among the countries’ leaders, including plans for a trilateral sharing of missile…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday he hopes the North Korean nuclear issue will not be an “obstacle” in relations between South Korea and China, as he asked Beijing to play a responsible role, according to his office.
Yoon made the r…
South Korea’s top nuclear envoy on Thursday met with the U.N. special rapporteur for North Korea’s human rights issues to discuss the repatriation of defectors and other pending issues, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday.
During his meeting with…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks in Jakarta on Thursday, the presidential office said.
The meeting came as both leaders are in the Indonesian capital to attend annual summits with the Association of Southe…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may opt for an unexpected route when he travels to Russia for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, according to South Korea’s spy agency Thursday.
The New York Times reported earlier this week that Kim plans to tr…
The top diplomats of South Korea and Uzbekistan plan to holds talks next week to discuss cooperation in areas of infrastructure, supply chains and health care, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday.
Foreign Minister Park Jin and his Uzbek counterpa…
Jungkook, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, will headline 2023 Global Citizen Festival, a large-scale U.S. charity concert set to be held this month, the group’s agency said Thursday, citing the festival’s official social media accounts.
The Global …