SEOUL, The bereaved family of a South Korean victim of Japan’s wartime forced labor on Tuesday received compensation from Hitachi Zosen Corp. in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling, marking the first such acceptance from a Japanese company.
The f…
SEOUL, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has received a Russian-made luxury car from Russian President Vladimir Putin as a gift demonstrating the special bonds between the two leaders, state media reported Tuesday.
The gift serves as a “clear demonstr…
SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Gender Equality Minister Kim Hyun-sook, officials said, six months after she offered to step down over the failed Scout jamboree.
Kim offered to resign in September to take respon…
SEOUL, South Korea will host the third Summit for Democracy from March 18 to 20 under the theme “Democracy for Future Generations,” the presidential office said Tuesday.
The annual summit was launched in 2021 and has been led by the United States wi…
SEOUL, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Tuesday appealed to patients with mild symptoms to visit nearby clinics rather than general hospitals where trainee doctors walked off their jobs in a collective resignation campaign to protest the government’s p…
SEOUL, South Korea’s household credit growth slowed in the fourth quarter of the year as home-backed loans took a breather amid high borrowing costs, central bank data showed Tuesday.
Outstanding household credit reached 1,886.4 trillion won (US$1.4…
