A senior South Korean military official has visited the U.S. unit in charge of the country’s nuclear arsenal to discuss the allies’ guidelines for nuclear deterrence and operations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday.
Lt. Gen. Jin Yong-sung…
Senior doctors at three major hospitals affiliated with Korea University were set to begin reducing treatment of non-critical patients Friday, joining walkouts by two other major hospitals in support of striking junior doctors.
The planned walkout …
Prosecutors on Friday raided two politicians close to former President Moon Jae-in on suspicion of interfering in the employment process of a former senior official of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP).
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors…
Seoul shares opened lower Friday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street after investors cashed in profits from major tech shares despite signs of cooling U.S. inflation.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index shed 23.8 points, or 0.82 pe…
South Korea strongly protested Friday after Japan restated its territorial claims to South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo as the defense ministry called in a defense attache from the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to lodge a complaint.
The move came…
The minimum wage for next year was set at 10,030 won (US$7.30) per hour Friday, marking the first time the compulsory hourly minimum wage has surpassed the 10,000 won level.
The rate reached during the 11th plenary meeting of the Minimum Wage Commis…
The knife attacker of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has appealed the 15-year prison term he received for the January stabbing in Busan that left Lee hospitalized, saying the punishment is too heavy.
The Busan District Court sentenced the 67-year-o…
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong has been on a visit to India to review the company’s local operations and meet with business partners, a source close to the matter said Friday.
Lee arrived in Mumbai on Thursday, according to the source…
Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has participated in a Series D investment round for the U.S. biotech company Element Biosciences, Inc. as a strategic investor, expecting to create synergy in the potential medical and digital health care sector…
For Hanwha Eagles starting pitcher Ryan Weiss, uncertainty has been a running theme throughout his career.
The 27-year-old American pitcher has spent his professional career in the U.S. minor leagues, in Taiwan and in independent ball in his native …