SEOUL, Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung returned to work Wednesday, 15 days after he was stabbed in a knife attack and underwent surgery.
“It feels new coming to the National Assembly and meeting the press,” Lee, chairman of the main opposition Democ…
SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Wednesday to improve the school environment for both teachers and students, saying the speed of educational innovation should be increased to match the speed of social development.
“I believe what’s most importan…
SEOUL, South Korean stocks plunged nearly 2.5 percent Wednesday on dampened hopes that the Federal Reserve will start cutting its rates soon and uncertainties over the Chinese economy. The local currency sharply fell against the U.S. dollar.
The ben…
MOSCOW, Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui amid deepening military cooperation between the two countries.
Putin met with Choe late Tuesday and was briefed on the results of her talks with Russian…
SEOUL, With all 24 teams having played at least one match at the ongoing Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Qatar, South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in emerged as the top dribbler in the opening stage.
The AFC released key figures from M…
SEOUL, Hanwha Group Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan unveiled a vision for the South Korean energy-to-defense conglomerate’s decarbonization of maritime shipping and plans to build a zero-emission gas carrier, the group said Wednesday.
Kim made the remar…
SEOUL, A man accused of embezzling billions of won while working at the state-run National Health Insurance Service was extradited from the Philippines on Wednesday.
The man, identified only by surname Choi, 46, arrived at Incheon International Airp…
JEJU, South Korea, Maritime authorities have begun efforts to rescue a baby dolphin found caught in a discarded fishing net in wasters off Jeju Island, officials here said Wednesday.
The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin calf less than one year old wa…
SEOUL, South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Wednesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street amid dampened hopes for the Federal Reserve’s early rate cuts.
After starting marginally higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index d…
SEOUL, The financial regulator said Wednesday it will work to scrap a planned capital gains tax on investments while cutting a tax on stock transactions to 0.15 percent by 2025.
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) also said it will work to expan…