South Korean All-Star closer Go Woo-suk is now a member of the San Diego Padres.
The Padres announced Wednesday (U.S. time) that Go has agreed to a two-year contract with a mutual option for a third year in 2026.
The Padres did not disclose financi…
The science ministry’s budget for research and development projects was cut by 12 percent on-year this year, but the ministry aims to expand spending on new technologies, officials said Thursday.
The Ministry of Science and ICT said it will spend a …
North Korea appears to have removed sections providing information on unification from its propaganda media outlets, their websites showed Thursday, just days after leader Kim Jong-un said there is no point in seeking reconciliation and unification w…
The unification ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs on Thursday denounced North Korea for attempting to divide South Korean society with threats and far-fetched criticisms ahead of the general elections in April.
The accusation came as North …
The nominee to be the next director of South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday he sees North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Ju-ae, as his “most likely successor,” marking the agency’s first assessment of her possible succession in the reclusive…
The government on Thursday confirmed an additional highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) case at a duck farm, the latest in a series of infections nationwide.
A highly pathogenic H5N AI strain was found at the farm in the southwestern county of Mua…
The Military Manpower Administration (MMA) said Thursday it has created a cyber investigation team to step up monitoring on those who attempt to evade mandatory military service and crack down on draft dodgers.
The MMA said the new team will look in…
The suspect in the stabbing attack against opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was formally arrested Thursday on charges of attempted murder.
The Busan District Court issued an arrest warrant for the 67-year-old assailant, surnamed Kim, citing the risk …
The government has virtually completed its collection of criminal penalties levied on late former President Chun Doo-hwan decades ago over bribery proceeds as a court trial over his last seizable asset ended recently, judicial officials said Thursday…
Russian Ambassador to South Korea Georgy Zinoviev arrived in Seoul on Thursday to take up his position as the new top envoy, diplomatic sources said.
Zinoviev is replacing his predecessor, Andrey Kulik, who served as the ambassador to Seoul from Aug…