South Korea should be able to engage in negotiations on defense cost-sharing with the United States under “favorable conditions,” its top diplomat said Thursday, promising efforts to ensure the new deal will be reached at a reasonable level.
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South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Thursday following record-high finishes on Wall Street afforded by hopes for U.S. rate cuts this year.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 37.38 points, or 1.39 percent, to 2,727.52 in the f…
A police officer was arrested Thursday for allegedly leaking information on a drug probe into late actor Lee Sun-kyun, who took his own life late last year, police said.
The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police’s anti-corruption and financial crime unit …
Ambassador to Australia Lee Jong-sup was set to return home Thursday amid criticism of his appointment and departure when he is subject to an investigation into a Marine’s death last year.
Lee, a former defense minister, was under a travel ban at the…
HLB Life Science Co. on Thursday announced that it will sell new shares to raise 148.5 billion won (US$112.3 million). The proceeds from the stock sale will be used mainly to pay off its debts.
According to a regulatory filing, the company will issue…