Senior diplomats of South Korea and Japan discussed ways to advance bilateral relations ahead of a key anniversary next year and agreed to work together to produce “tangible” results that would be felt by their peoples, Seoul officials said Thursday….
Min Hee-jin, former CEO of K-pop label ADOR, was re-elected Thursday to serve another three years as an internal director on the company’s board, according to industry sources.
The re-election took place during an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting…
South Korean shares closed slightly lower Thursday as foreign investors extended their selling streak to a second session. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) slipped 1.06 p…
North Korea has ceased using its “juche,” or self-reliance, calendar — a system of year numbering symbolizing its late founder Kim Il-sung — in what appears to be the latest effort to reinforce Kim Jong-un’s position as the nation’s sole leader.
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North Korea’s alleged deployment of its soldiers to fight in Russia’s war in Ukraine, if true, may lead South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol government to rethink its form of support for Ukraine, a U.S. expert said Thursday.
Victor Cha, Korea Chair at the Ce…
Ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon on Thursday called again for first lady Kim Keon Hee to withdraw from public activities following the party’s wins in crucial by-elections the previous day.
Han of the People Power Party (PPP) also reiterated his ca…
The top Air Force commanders of South Korea and the United States vowed to strengthen their forces’ combined readiness against possible North Korean provocations, the South’s Air Force said, amid tensions from Pyongyang’s recent military activities.
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Korean films hit a yearly record in sales and audience numbers last month, driven largely by the success of the crime action blockbuster “I, the Executioner,” data showed Thursday.
The total sales of Korean films reached 81 billion won (US$59.2 mill…
A Seoul court on Thursday acquitted a former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) over the deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush, citing lack of evidence linking his professional negligence to the tragedy.
Kim Kwang-ho, 60, was indicted i…
Jung Keun-sik, a former Seoul National University professor of sociology, took office as Seoul’s new education chief Thursday after his victory in a by-election the previous day, promising to visit educational sites every week for closer communicatio…