An annual conference of South Korean business leaders from around the world is successfully under way in Vienna after its opening ceremony at the Austria Center Vienna earlier this week, organizers said Wednesday.
The World Federation of Overseas Kor…
A Seoul court on Wednesday sentenced the main suspect in a high-profile deepfake crime case involving alumni of the nation’s most prestigious Seoul National University (SNU) to 10 years in prison.
The Seoul Central District Court handed out the sente…
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that North Korean troops in Russia could be deployed to battlefield zones in Ukraine sooner than expected, describing it as a “grave” situation.
Yoon shared the assessment on North Korea’s troop movement during …
South Korea cut greenhouse gas emissions by 6.5 percent more than its target in 2023, a presidential panel said Wednesday.
Total emissions amounted to 624 million tons, with almost all fields reporting reductions exceeding the target, including an ex…
South Korean stocks trimmed earlier losses late Wednesday morning as large-cap shares traded in mixed territory.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 8.57 points, or 0.33 percent, to 2,609.23 as of 11:20 a.m.
Overnight, Wall …
An elderly South Korean survivor of Japan’s wartime forced labor has accepted a disputed government-led compensation package, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday, joining others who have chosen to receive the payout despite a 2018 court rul…
North Korea has completed preparations to launch a long-range missile and has put a mobile launcher in place, South Korea’s military intelligence agency said Wednesday.
The Defense Intelligence Agency gave the assessment during a parliamentary audit,…
South Korea will offer an additional 80 billion won (US$57.7 million) in loans to help local businesses achieve carbon neutrality, the industry ministry said Wednesday.
The latest support follows two previous rounds held earlier this year, during whi…
Hanwha Solutions Corp., a renewable energy services and chemicals affiliate under Hanwha Group, said it swung to a deficit in the third quarter due to waning demand and rising logistics costs.
Its net loss reached 387.6 billion won (US$280.2 million)…
The amount of container cargo processed at South Korean seaports rose 3.5 percent in the third quarter, data showed Wednesday, driven by stronger shipments to the United States and China.
The container cargo handled at the country’s ports nationwide …