Seoul shares closed lower Friday on profit taking after a three-session winning streak. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 23.37 points, or 0.83 percent, to close at 2,784.26. Th…
South Korea is expected to call in the top Russian envoy in Seoul on Friday to lodge a protest over a new treaty signed with North Korea calling for immediate military assistance if either is attacked.
First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun will …
South Korea’s overseas direct investment fell 14.6 percent in the first quarter of this year amid high interest rates and geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle East and elsewhere, the finance ministry said Friday.
Investments made by South Korean…
North Korean troops working in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas briefly crossed the border into the South on Thursday before returning to their side after the South fired warning shots, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
The…
President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a nursing home for veterans Friday to thank them for their service to the country, the presidential office said.
Yoon visited the nursing home in Suwon, 30 kilometers south of Seoul, to meet veterans receiving treatme…