SEOUL, First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun held phone talks with the new U.S. deputy secretary of state Thursday and discussed ways to bolster the alliance, the foreign ministry said.
In his first talks with Kurt Campbell, Kim addressed various…
SEOUL, It has been several years in the making, but the southeastern port city of Busan will finally host the world championships in table tennis starting this week.
Busan, 320 kilometers from Seoul, will hold the International Table Tennis Federatio…
SEOUL, The top court finalized a suspended prison term for former Justice Party lawmaker Lee Eun-ju on Thursday on charges of election law violations.
Lee was charged with receiving illegal political funds totaling 3.12 million won (US$2,339) in late…
SEOUL, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised the test-firing of a new surface-to-sea missile and ordered a tighter defense posture near the western maritime border, state media reported Thursday.
North Korea test-launched the new missile, na…
SEOUL, Kakao Corp. on Thursday reported a net loss of 1.66 trillion won (US$1.24 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2023, staying in the red year-on-year.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an operating profit of 189.2 billion won…