Nearly 3,000 people have experienced heat-related illnesses this summer as scorching heat continues to plague South Korea, authorities said Wednesday.
A total of 98 people were taken to emergency rooms due to heat-related illnesses on Tuesday alone,…
South Korean stocks traded lower late Wednesday morning as Samsung Electronics and other major chipmakers lost ground tracking AI chip giant Nvidia’s slump overnight.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) dropped 5.86 points, or 0….
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok met Japan’s new ambassador to South Korea, Koichi Mizushima, on Wednesday, and they discussed ways to bolster bilateral economic ties, officials said.
During the meeting, Choi told Mizushima that South Korea and Japan …
A prosecution investigation team has decided to acquit first lady Kim Keon Hee of charges related to her acceptance of a Dior handbag from a Korean American pastor in 2022, legal officials said Wednesday.
The team from the Seoul Central District Pro…
South Korea’s imports of beer and other alcoholic beverages from Japan jumped in the January-July period from a year earlier, helped by a weakening yen, the customs office said Wednesday.
Beer imports from Japan soared 66 percent to US$37.8 million …