SEOUL, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh agreed Tuesday to strengthen cooperation across all sectors, including cutting-edge industries and science and technology, while discussing ways to meet the goal of US$1…

The U.S. presidential race has entered a phase of increased unpredictability following the first debate between President Joe Biden and his rival, Donald Trump. The televised debate on Thursday saw both candidates exchanging fiery rhetoric on a range…

SEOUL, Kakao Corp., a South Korean tech company, said Tuesday it broke ground to build Seoul’s first K-pop-destined performance hall in cooperation with the Seoul city government.

Seoul Arena, with a capacity to accommodate up to 28,000 people, aims…

Uncertainty has swept the political scene in the United States with only four months left before the Nov. 5 presidential election. Last Thursday’s first TV debate between President Joe Biden, 81, and former President Donald Trump, 78, highlighted Bid…

SEOUL, Police have referred a group of bar owners and employees, including a public servant, to the prosecution for distributing indecent flyers on the streets, including areas close to schools, in Seoul’s southern district of Gangnam, officials said…

SEOUL, North Korea has test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a super-large warhead, state media reported Tuesday, a day after South Korea said the North fired two missiles and one of them could have failed.

North Korea succ…

SEOUL, South Korean stocks fell sharply Tuesday ahead of key economic events in the United States later this week. The local currency traded weaker against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 23.45 points, o…

SEOUL, South Korea’s consumer prices slowed to an 11-month low in June, though prices of fresh food items and petroleum products remained high, data showed Tuesday.

Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, rose 2.4 percent on-year last month, comp…