Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday two workers at one of its chip manufacturing facilities in South Korea were recently exposed to radiation and a government-led investigation is underway.
The two workers in the chip production line of Samsung’s…
Former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup had multiple phone calls with the presidential security service chief while a military probe was under way into the on-duty death of a Marine conscript last year, communication records showed Wednesday.
The recor…
President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed four contentious bills Wednesday, including one requiring the government to support victims of home rental scams, in his 11th to 14th vetoes of a bill since taking office two years ago.
Yoon exercised his veto power by…
Bilateral relations between South Korea and China should not be influenced by “third-party factors,” Beijing’s top envoy to Seoul said Wednesday, stressing that the two countries have to make their own decisions about their relationship.
Chinese Amb…
North Korea has launched hundreds of balloons carrying trash and waste across the inter-Korean border, Seoul’s military said Wednesday, after the North warned of “tit-for-tat action” against anti-Pyongyang leaflets sent by the South’s activists.
As …
South Korea will provide US$300,000 worth of humanitarian assistance to Brazil to help with relief efforts in the wake of a catastrophic flood in its southern region, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday.
The floods from heavy rains since late Ap…
An annual international peace forum kicked off on South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju on Wednesday, with discussions focusing on key security challenges from geopolitical uncertainties and climate change to supply chains.
The ninth Jeju For…
1930 — Ethnic Koreans residing in Manchuria carry out an uprising against Japan’s colonization of Korea.
1968 — Kim Jong-pil (1926-2018) announces his retirement from politics, also stepping down as the head of the ruling Democratic Republican Par…
Seoul shares closed sharply lower Wednesday as investors waited for major events, including this week’s U.S. inflation data. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) plunged 45.55 point…
The Hanwha Eagles announced Wednesday they have acquired former major league pitcher Jaime Barria.
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club said Barria, 27, signed for US$550,000 for the rest of the season as a replacement for Felix Pena, who was …