Prime Minister Han Duck-soo instructed the government Wednesday to take thorough and effective measures in the aftermath of a 4.8 magnitude earthquake that struck near the southwestern county of Buan early in the day, his office said.
The quake stru…
Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, was discharged from his 18 months of mandatory military service Wednesday, with fans worldwide eagerly anticipating his return to the music scene.
The vocalist was seen passing through the main gate of…
South Korea reported the slowest on-year job growth in more than three years in May and the unemployment rate among young people reported a marked growth, data showed Wednesday.
The number of employed people came to 28.92 million last month, up 80,0…
South Korean stocks opened higher Wednesday, tracking overnight gains by U.S. big tech shares.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 9.05 points, or 0.33 percent, to 2,714.37 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
The U.S. stoc…
The South Korean units of Google and Apple were among firms here fined for allegedly violating a law on location data collection, the telecom regulator said Wednesday.
Google’s Korean unit was ordered to pay a fine of 3 million won (US$2,180) for al…
Professors at 40 medical schools were set to hold a meeting Wednesday to decide whether or not to join a planned strike by community doctors, an official at a group of the professors has said.
Community doctors voted to take a day off next Tuesday i…
