South Korea remained on an emerging market list Friday by global index provider Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) as the country reimposed a ban on stock short-selling.
South Korea has undertaken a series of market reform measures to recei…
A Russian diplomat stationed in Seoul refused to take a breathalyzer test after causing a collision accident earlier this week, police said Friday.
The diplomat working at the Russian Embassy had a collision with another car in an alley in Seosomun-…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned it would be a “very big mistake” if South Korea provides lethal weapons to Ukraine after Seoul suggested such a possibility in response to Russia’s commitment to military cooperation with North Korea.
The …
Seoul shares closed lower Friday on profit taking after a three-session winning streak. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 23.37 points, or 0.83 percent, to close at 2,784.26. Th…
The United States took South Korea off its list of countries to monitor for their foreign exchange policies for the second consecutive time while adding Japan to the list, a Treasury Department report showed Thursday.
The department released the sem…
The United States would welcome “any support” for Ukraine in the protracted war with Russia, a State Department spokesperson said Thursday, after South Korea said it will reconsider its policy against lethal arms support to Ukraine.
Seoul’s National…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a new “comprehensive strategic partnership” treaty in Pyongyang on Wednesday, a development that has triggered concerns about heightened geopolitical tensions on the Korean P…