SEOUL, South Korean stocks finished sharply lower Tuesday as investors locked in gains after a recent rally. The local currency also fell against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 22.47 points, or 0.84 percent, to…
SEOUL, More than 6,400 trainee doctors have submitted their resignations in protest of the government’s plan to boost the number of medical students, officials said Tuesday, as worries mount that their collective action could put public health at ris…
SEOUL, The bereaved family of a South Korean victim of Japan’s wartime forced labor on Tuesday received compensation from Hitachi Zosen Corp. in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling, marking the first such acceptance from a Japanese company.
The f…
SEOUL, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has received a Russian-made luxury car from Russian President Vladimir Putin as a gift demonstrating the special bonds between the two leaders, state media reported Tuesday.
The gift serves as a “clear demonstr…
SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol held back-to-back phone talks with German and Danish leaders Tuesday to explain his decision to postpone his visits to the European countries and ask for their understanding, Yoon’s office said.
Yoon was planning to vi…