Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has participated in a Series D investment round for the U.S. biotech company Element Biosciences, Inc. as a strategic investor, expecting to create synergy in the potential medical and digital health care sector…

For Hanwha Eagles starting pitcher Ryan Weiss, uncertainty has been a running theme throughout his career.

The 27-year-old American pitcher has spent his professional career in the U.S. minor leagues, in Taiwan and in independent ball in his native …

The minimum wage for next year was set at 10,030 won (US$7.30) per hour Friday, marking the first time the compulsory hourly minimum wage has surpassed the 10,000 won level.

The rate reached during the 11th plenary meeting of the Minimum Wage Commis…

President Yoon Suk Yeol returned home Friday from his five-day trip to the United States that was focused on bolstering security against rising threats posed by deepening military ties between North Korea and Russia.

Yoon attended the North Atlantic…

How to end the deep-rooted medical practice

The government has announced a plan to improve the current medical service delivery structure toward the direction of encouraging large hospitals to concentrate on patients with serious illnesses or emerge…

Seoul shares closed lower Friday, snapping a rise for three consecutive sessions, as investors cashed in profits after the U.S. market finished bearish despite slowing inflation data. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Ko…

Find amicable solution

Labor dispute amid intensifying chip war stokes concerns

A group of Samsung Electronics union members initiated an indefinite strike on Wednesday, creating concerns about the possible repercussions on the tech giant as a glob…

Nearly 60 percent of North Korean defectors believe there is a need to change the legal term describing them, citing persistent negative perceptions associated with it, according to a survey released on Friday.

The survey was conducted by the Korea …