Daily foreign exchange trading by banks in South Korea hit an all-time high in 2023 on increased stock trading by local and foreign investors despite decreased exports, central bank data showed Friday.
The daily FX turnover, including trading of der…
Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) on Friday, and discussed the bilateral alliance and other common issues, including mutual cooperation with Japan and North Korea, Cho’s office said.
In Friday’s talks, Cho note…
The teenage assailant of ruling party lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin has claimed that his attack was accidental, saying he had been waiting to be admitted to a hospital for worsening depression, police officials said Friday.
The 15-year-old boy was detained …
South Korea appointed new ambassadors to Iran, Germany and four other countries, the foreign ministry said Friday.
Kim Jun-pyo, director general for North American affairs, will head the South Korean Embassy in Iran and Lim Sang-beom, former preside…
A man in his 70s indicted for stabbing two police officers on-duty in front of the presidential office was sentenced to four years in prison Friday.
The Seoul Western District Court handed down the sentence, along with three years of probation, for …