The presidential office on Tuesday announced a plan to establish an office for first lady Kim Keon-hee to guide the role as the wife of the president. The announcement came nearly at the halfway point of Yoon Suk Yeol’s presidency – and five months a…
The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) decided Wednesday to propose a motion to impeach the newly appointed broadcasting watchdog chief, Lee Jin-sook, just hours after she took office, officials said.
Lee took office as chairperson of the Korea C…
Online commerce woes
Korea’s e-commerce sector requires sound governance, stricter management
After several weeks of crisis caused by delayed payments on Qoo10’s two e-commerce platforms, TMON and WeMakePrice, both the Korean government and the fou…
Seoul shares ended sharply higher Wednesday on tech gains amid expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may begin a rate cutting cycle within months. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOS…
China and Russia are competing for influence over North Korea while Beijing is “anxious” over Moscow’s steps to deepen cooperation with Pyongyang, a senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday, touting America’s “deeper” partnerships with its allies and partne…
South Korea finished sixth in its first-ever final of an Olympic swimming relay race on Tuesday, unable to overcome an early gap.
The team of Yang Jae-hoon, Lee Ho-joon, Kim Woo-min and Hwang Sun-woo posted a time of 7:07.26 in the men’s 4×200-meter…
