The floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) demanded Thursday that police disclose the party affiliation of Chairman Lee Jae-myung’s attacker, citing media reports that the suspect was a longtime member of the ruling People Power Pa…
South Korean stocks were trading slightly higher late Thursday morning after the central bank stood pat on its key rate.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had gained 7.94 points, or 0.31 percent, to 2,549.92 as of 11:20 a.m.
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Creditors of debt-ridden Taeyoung Engineering and Construction Co. voted Thursday to allow the ailing builder to move forward with a debt restructuring program.
Taeyoung, the 16th-largest builder in South Korea in terms of construction capacity, app…
South Korea’s central bank froze its key interest rate for the eighth straight session Thursday to extend its rate pause to a year amid woes over a still weak economic recovery and slower-than-expected inflation moderation.
In a widely expected deci…
A 2.4 magnitude earthquake struck near a North Korean nuclear test site Thursday, South Korea’s state weather agency said, noting it appeared to have occurred naturally.
The earthquake was detected about 41 kilometers northwest of Kilju, North Hamgy…