SEOUL, South Korea’s agriculture ministry said Tuesday it will continue consulting with related ministries to extend the tariff-rate quota system currently applied to raw sugar, amid global price volatility.Kwon Jae-han, the deputy minister for agricu…
SEOUL, Chung Ji-young’s latest feature, “The Boys,” is based on real-life events, except that the director made up a lead character for dramatic purposes.Newly-appointed police officer Hwang Jun-cheol (Sol Kyung-gu), takes a key role in re-investigati…
SEOUL, The amount of drugs seized before being smuggled into South Korea jumped 30 percent on-year during the first nine months of 2023, the customs agency said Tuesday.The Korea Customs Service (KCS) said it has seized 493 kilograms of drugs at borde…
1995 — South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Laos.1996 — The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development admits South Korea as its 29th member.2002 — North Korea officially rejects a U.S. demand for the dismantlement of its nuclear…
GYERYONG, South Korea, South Korea’s Marine chief said Tuesday live-fire drills on border islands in the Yellow Sea need to be resumed to enhance military vigilance against North Korean provocations, as they have been suspended following the 2018 inte…
SEOUL, JB Financial Group Co. on Tuesday reported a third-quarter net profit of 173 billion won (US$128.8 million), up 0.8 percent from a year earlier.JB Financial’s operating profit for the quarter was flat at 230.6 billion won, the company said in a…
