The U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights will visit South Korea this week to highlight Washington’s commitment to supporting North Korean defectors and escapees, the State Department said Monday.

Ahead of North Korean Defectors’ Day that…

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DP’s move to impeach prosecutors is ill-founded, threatens rule of law

The main opposition party’s recent move to impeach prosecutors is hard to accept from a common-sense point of view. It seems ill-founded and threatens to…

South Korea’s trade ministry announced Tuesday that it has launched the first round of negotiations with Thailand to seek an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) aimed at bolstering bilateral trade and investment.

The South Korean delegation, led by…

POSCO International Corp. said Tuesday it has completed the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, marking the first such facility operated by a private business.

The trading and energy unit of South Korea’s top steelmaker, POSCO, s…

A delegation of North Korea’s military school has departed for Russia, state media said Tuesday, amid deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.

The Korean People’s Army military education delegation led by Kim Kum-chol, president …

The labor segment of the Minimum Wage Commission proposed a 13.6-percent increase in next year’s minimum wage Tuesday, while management representatives called for a near freeze.

The proposals were made during the ninth plenary session of the commiss…

Min Hee-jin, the CEO of the music label ADOR, behind girl group NewJeans, appeared before police Tuesday for questioning over a breach of trust complaint involving a suspected attempt to break away from the parent company, Hybe.

Min presented hersel…

The veterans ministry said Tuesday it will present a special flag honoring Capt. Robert Goupil to his family and cadets of a French military academy in remembrance of the French veteran who died in combat during the 1950-53 Korean War.

Veterans Mini…