WASHINGTON, July 1 (Yonhap) — The United States on Monday condemned North Korea’s ballistic missile launches this week, reaffirming its “ironclad” security commitment to South Korea.

On Monday Morning (Korea time), the North fired two ballistic mis…

SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol called Tuesday for scientific safety measures to address rising concerns over hard-to-extinguish fires after a lithium battery plant went up in flames last week and killed nearly two dozen workers.

Yoon made the remark…

SEOUL, The South Korean foreign exchange market had ample liquidity in the Korean won-dollar trading on the first day with extended trading hours, the finance ministry said Tuesday, vowing enhanced market monitoring to curb possible volatility.

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SEOUL, Jin of K-pop supergroup BTS will participate as a torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics, sources in the music industry said Tuesday.

The vocalist will travel to France in the near future to take part in the torch relay, the sources said. Th…