South Korea will mandate drug tests for all soon-to-be conscripts to disqualify drug addicts and ensure safety in the military, the military manpower agency said Wednesday.
Until now, prospective enlistees have undergone drug testing only if they ha…
The founder of Taeyoung Engineering and Construction Co. on Wednesday asked creditors to allow the ailing builder to enter a debt restructuring program to tide over a cash crunch.
Yoon Se-young, founder and honorary chairman of Taeyoung, made the …
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has unleashed a sarcasm-filled tirade over South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s New Year’s Day address that unveiled a plan to complete a sturdier deterrence system with the United States to co…
The education ministry said Wednesday it will make a mental health test available at all elementary, middle and high schools starting in the new semester in March in an effort to detect students at risk early amid worsening problems of teenage suicid…
Nicaragua’s new ambassador to North Korea is set to take up his position in Pyongyang soon, according to a news report and diplomatic sources Wednesday, amid signs of the North apparently resuming diplomacy with countries considered to be at odds wit…