South Korean stocks ended more than 0.8 percent lower Tuesday as investors were in cautious mode ahead of the release of major U.S. economic data later this week. The local currency gained ground against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composit…
A disability rights advocacy group said Tuesday it will file a lawsuit seeking some 100 million won (US$75,000) in compensation from the state and the Seoul Metro for banning all subway protests.
The Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination accu…
The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Tuesday denied a former presidential chief of staff under the previous Moon Jae-in administration the party’s nomination in his stronghold constituency for the April 10 parliamentary elections.
The decisi…
Homeplus Co., a discount store chain in South Korea, on Tuesday dismissed concerns about its possible liquidity problems following a recent rollover of its debt owed to a local brokerage by June.
Homeplus was scheduled to pay 300 billion won (US$220…
South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday it has launched a consultative body with its counterparts in five Asian countries to better fight drug trafficking in the region.
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it held an inaugural meeting with in…
North Korean defector Loh Ki-wan has his back against the wall. Without shelter or means to make a living, he must convince skeptical strangers of his desperate situation. As much as he is in despair, he is so full of the will to live.
“The movie i…
