South Korea has decided to ban its nationals from traveling to the “Golden Triangle” region in Laos infamous for criminal activities starting next month, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
The Level 4 travel alert, the highest in the government’s f…
Creditors of debt-ridden Taeyoung Engineering and Construction Co. were set to make a decision Thursday on whether to allow the ailing builder to move forward with a debt restructuring program.
Taeyoung, the 16th-largest builder in South Korea in te…
Stalking suspects with a high risk of second offenses can be ordered to wear an electronic tracking device before conviction as a revised bill to prevent revenge crimes against stalking victims is set to come into force later this week.
The Supreme …
The number of South Korean construction firms’ business closures hit an 18-year high in 2023 amid a slumping property market, data showed Thursday.
A total of 581 general construction companies went out of business last year, up 219 cases from the p…
The nominee to be South Korea’s spymaster said Thursday he will strengthen the agency’s intelligence gathering capabilities over key threats to the national security, such as North Korea’s provocations.
Cho Tae-yong, who was tapped to lead the Natio…
South Korea’s exports rose 11.2 percent on-year in the first 10 days of January, data showed Thursday.
Outbound shipments reached US$15.44 billion in the Jan. 1-10 period, compared with $13.89 billion tallied a year earlier, according to the data fr…
South Korea’s new foreign minister said Thursday that the current priority for the North Korea policy should be more about strengthening deterrence than seeking dialogue, considering its increasingly belligerent behavior in recent weeks.
Cho Tae-yul…
