Seoul shares extended losses late Friday morning after robust job data dampened hopes for an early interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve this year.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had fallen 3.66 points, or 0.14 percent, to 2,583….
The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Friday accused President Yoon Suk Yeol of abusing his presidential veto power to cover up his family’s irregularities after Yoon vetoed two opposition-led investigation proposals, including one involving t…
Police referred two women, including a bar hostess, to the prosecution Friday for further investigation and potential indictment on charges of blackmailing late actor Lee Sun-kyun.
The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency referred the 29-year-old bar …
Senior defense officials of South Korea and the United States strongly condemned North Korea’s recent provocative acts, including its announcement to launch more spy satellites, Seoul’s defense ministry said Friday.
Deputy Defense Minister for Polic…
A South Korean tourist was killed in a gun attack in the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam earlier this week, the foreign ministry said Friday.
The victim was shot by an armed robber on Thursday and was rushed to a hospital but died, according to the m…
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s leading automakers, have partnered with a U.S. materials science company to cooperate in developing a key material used in hydrogen fuel cells, the companies said Friday.
The South Korean companies sign…
