SEOUL, South Korea and the United States began a new round of negotiations Tuesday on sharing the cost for the upkeep of the 28,500-strong U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), Seoul’s foreign ministry officials said.

The three-day talks in Seoul came about two…

SEOUL, Rescue workers continued searching Tuesday for a worker still missing after a fire at a lithium battery plant in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, one of the worst chemical plant accidents in the country.

At least 22 workers, mostly Chinese nationals…

SEOUL, South Korea should build potential capabilities to arm itself with nuclear weapons whenever it is necessary, a candidate for the next ruling party leader said Tuesday, noting limitations in relying on Washington for security.

Former ruling Pe…

SEOUL, Rescue workers retrieved one more body Tuesday after a fire at a lithium battery plant in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, one of the worst chemical plant accidents in the country.

The retrieval increased the death toll to 23 from the fire that gutt…

SEOUL, The head of a labor union of Naver Corp., South Korea’s top internet firm, on Tuesday called for the company not to sell its stake in a joint venture in Japan that operates Line over “political pressure.”

Naver has been under pressure from th…

SEOUL, Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI) said Tuesday it has signed a 1.96 trillion-won (US$1.41 billion) deal with the state defense procurement agency to start production of the next-generation KF-21 fighter jet.

The contract with the Defense…

SEOUL, Gwanghwamun Square at the center of Seoul will be newly furbished with the addition of a space dedicated to two main sculptures symbolizing Korean patriotism and national pride, the Seoul city government announced Tuesday.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-h…

SEOUL, Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Tuesday asked hospitals to swiftly accept the resignations of trainee doctors who have left their worksites in protest of the government’s medical reform, in an apparent move to appease the junior doctors.

Abo…