SEOUL, Main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung criticized the government Monday for its anticipated rejection of a special bill calling for a renewed investigation into the Itaewon crowd crush in 2022.

The main opposition Democratic Party (DP), which h…

SEOUL, Prosecutors have sought arrest warrants for the sitting manager and a former general manager of the Kia Tigers professional baseball team, both on bribery charges, officials said Monday.

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors office filed for…

SEOUL, Kumho Petro Chemical Co. said Monday its fourth-quarter net income tumbled 44.7 percent from a year earlier due to waning global demand for petrochemical products.

Its net profit stood at 82.5 billion won (US$61.8 million), compared with 149….

SEOUL, North Korea’s recent series of missile launches using diverse platforms indicate its efforts to develop more powerful and harder-to-detect weapons, posing a challenge to South Korea’s missile defense system, experts said Monday.

North Korea t…

SEOUL, SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. said Monday it shifted to net profit in the fourth quarter from a net loss a year earlier, driven by higher sales in the United States.

The net profit came to 7.8 billion won (US$5.8 million) in the October-December …

WASHINGTON, The United States urged North Korea Sunday to refrain from further “threatening” activity and engage in “serious and sustained” diplomacy, after Pyongyang fired several cruise missiles, the latest in a recent series of its weapons tests.
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SEOUL, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the test-fire of submarine-launched cruise missiles and reviewed a project to build a nuclear-powered submarine, state media reported Monday.

The new Pulhwasal-3-31 strategic cruise missile precise…

SEOUL, Kumho Petro Chemical Co. on Monday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 82.5 billion won (US$61.8 million), down 44.7 percent from a year earlier.

Operating profit for the October-December period was 36.7 billion won, down 67.8 percent f…

SEOUL, Senior officials from South Korea and the United States discussed cooperation in space exploration as Seoul pushes ahead with the establishment of its independent space agency in May, officials said Monday.

First Vice Science Minister Cho Seo…

BUSAN, The assailant who attacked opposition leader Lee Jae-myung with a knife early this month was indicted Monday on charges of attempted murder and violation of the election law, the prosecution said.

The 67-year-old attacker, surnamed Kim, was a…