– South Korean shares extended their losing streak to six sessions Tuesday as investors took a cautious approach ahead of key U.S. inflation data that would affect the upcoming rate-setting meeting. The local currency traded lower against the U.S. gr…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to bolster the country’s nuclear capabilities to deter any threats by enemies, saying it is steadily carrying out a policy to increase the number of nuclear weapons exponentially, state media said Tuesday.
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A senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday that Seoul and Washington would consider exploring additional scenarios of North Korean nuclear threats in future sessions of the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group (EDSCG), the allies’ key deterre…
he health ministry announced a decision Tuesday to extend financial support for hospitals struggling with staff shortages to have them hire 400 medical staff members to ease deepening concerns about a health care crisis.
Hospitals have been forced t…
An electric bike caught fire while being charged at a convention center in the southeastern port city of Busan, but sprinklers helped put out the flames, officials said Tuesday.
The blaze occurred at 10:15 p.m. Monday at an underground parking lot a…
The top generals of South Korea and Germany on Tuesday discussed ways to expand bilateral military cooperation, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
In the meeting held at the JCS, Adm. Kim Myung-soo and his German counterpart, Carsten Breu…
