SEOUL, China’s top envoy to Seoul called Monday for improved relations between South Korea and China, saying that it is “not an option,” but “an essential issue” that must be solved.Concerns have grown recently as China suspended customs procedures fo…
SEOUL, South Korean financial companies currently remain insulated from potential risks stemming from worsening conditions for their overseas investments, the country’s financial regulator said Monday.Such an assessment came in an emergency meeting ho…
SEOUL, South Korea’s new vice veterans minister vowed Monday to honor the sacrifice of veterans and patriots at the “highest level,” citing his personal experience in an inter-Korean naval skirmish in 2002.Vice Veterans Affairs Minister Lee Hee-wan, a…
SEOUL, Police will crack down on election law violations starting Tuesday, as the registration for prospective candidates for April’s general elections kicks off this week, officials said Monday.The National Office of Investigation said it will set up…
SEOUL, Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung denounced Japan on Monday for its inaction following its defeat in a compensation suit filed by South Korean victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery, claiming that Japan’s response was as a result of the “submi…
SEOUL, Private equity firm MBK Partners has ruled out the possibility of raising the price of its public tender offer for Hankook and Company Co., the holding company of South Korea’s top tiremaker, a source close to the matter said Monday.Last week, …
