South Korean stocks started a tad higher Monday on gains from tech and battery shares.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 8.46 points, or 0.31 percent, to 2,757.02 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Tech and battery heav…
A Seoul court has sentenced a man to two months in prison for calling police several times and saying he would kill the president, judicial sources said Monday.
The 61-year-old, only identified by his surname Kim, was indicted for calling the 112 em…
Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said Monday relevant ministries have swiftly begun work to hold talks with the medical community, a day after President Yoon Suk Yeol called for a “flexible” measure over the government’s move to suspend licenses of defi…
A senior North Korean official has called for further strengthening ties with China, North Korea’s state media said Monday, the latest in a series of meetings with senior Chinese officials.
Kim Song-nam, director of the international department at t…
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating fell for a fourth consecutive week to 36.5 percent, while support for his ruling People Power Party (PPP) also slid just about two weeks before the parliamentary elections, surveys showed Monday.
The positiv…