SEOUL, Six years after hosting the Winter Olympic Games, the South Korean eastern province of Gangwon will be back in the winter sports spotlight this month, as it stages the fourth edition of the Winter Youth Olympics.
The youth competition will op…
SEOUL, Police plan to decide this week whether to disclose the identity of the suspect in the stabbing attack against opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, officials said Monday.
The 67-year-old suspect, known only by his family name Kim, was formally ar…
SEOUL, Lee Nak-yon, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), will announce his departure from the DP and the launch of a new party of his own later this week, aides said Monday.
Lee will make the announcement on Thursday, the ai…
SEOUL, South Korea’s foreign minister nominee vowed Monday to focus on accelerating cooperation with the United States and Japan amid growing missile and nuclear threats from North Korea.
North Korea has recently upped the ante on the Korean Peninsu…
SEOUL, LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s leading home appliance maker, said Monday its operating profit likely more than quadrupled in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, helped by robust sales of home appliances and vehicle component solutions….