North Korea appears to have rebuilt some of its destroyed guard posts inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas with concrete structures, a military source said Friday.
Last November, the North began rebuilding the guard posts wi…
LG Chem, Ltd., South Korea’s leading chemical company, said Friday it has signed a deal to sell the global licensing rights for an anti-obesity drug candidate named LB54640 to a U.S. pharmaceutical firm for up to US$305 million.
Under the deal with …
The following is the weather forecast for South Korea’s 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.
Temperature (C) Condition Possibility
High/Low of Rain (%)
Seoul 08/03 Cloudy 10
Incheon 07/04 Cloudy 0
Suwon 08/01 Cloudy 10
Cheongju 10/02 Cloudy 20
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Business lobbies of South Korea and Japan will hold their annual meeting early next week to discuss joint projects between the business communities of the neighboring countries, industry sources said Friday.
The 30th Korean-Japan Business Council, c…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a factory producing mobile launchers for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), stressing the need to strengthen the country’s nuclear deterrence for a “military showdown” with its enemy, state media …
New Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Cho Hee-dae decided to replace Kim Sang-hwan, current head of the Office of Court Administration (OCA), with former Justice Chun Dae-yup. We welcome his decision for the change. The head of the OCA not only hand…
Korea registered a trade deficit of $9.97 billion in 2023. This represents a modest decline compared to 2022’s record shortfall of $47.78 billion. The recovery has been buoyed by booming exports of automobiles and vessels, coupled with the steady reb…
