Major South Korean refiners are expected to post a turnaround in their third quarter earnings, recovering from losses and dismal profits in the previous quarter, on the back of stronger margins amid rising oil prices, according to analysts Friday.SK In…
Major expressways across South Korea remained congested with heavy traffic Friday morning as many drivers hit the road to spend the Chuseok holiday with their families.Chuseok, which falls on Friday this year, is the Korean autumn harvest celebration d…
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung proposed Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol hold one-on-one talks with him to discuss issues involving the livelihoods of the public.Lee, chair of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), made the suggestion via a Fac…
A set of memorials will be installed in commemoration of last year’s deadly crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon district on the occasion of the tragedy’s first anniversary next month, bereaved families said Friday.The crowd crush killed 159 people, many of …
Three days ahead of the Chuseok holiday, the Korean version of Thanksgiving, Lee Young-min, a 44-year-old freelance worker, joined a group of strangers, not family members, in cooking bulgogi and assorted pancakes at a community center in central Seoul…