South Korean stocks ended higher for the second straight session Wednesday as they waited for U.S. payroll data and more clues over the U.S. rate policy direction from this week’s Jackson Hole symposium. The local currency fell against the U.S. dolla…

The presidential National Security Council (NSC) said Wednesday it has conducted cybersecurity drills to enhance integrated response between public and private entities against hybrid threats.

The NSC organized the cyber defense drills in conjunctio…

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik urged the ruling and opposition parties Wednesday to reach a compromise on a proposal that calls for a “third party” to appoint a special counsel to investigate the military’s response to a Marine’s death.

Woo …

Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok met new Japanese 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…