North Korea has held Cabinet and provincial committee meetings to discuss follow-up measures to implement policy goals set forth during a recent key party meeting, state media reported Monday.

The Cabinet and regional committees, including those in …

Trainee doctors appeared to have shown little signs of returning to work as hospitals were set to complete accepting their resignations on Monday, despite the government’s proposal of an olive branch to end a prolonged walkout.

Accepting resignation…

Seoul shares opened nearly flat Monday as investors continued to cash in profits amid expectations over a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September on the back of eased inflation.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index edged up 0.03 poin…

A close aide to first lady Kim Keon Hee has claimed that Kim ordered the return of a Dior bag she received as a gift from a pastor on the same day it was given, sources said Monday.

Kim’s aide, surnamed Yoo, made the statement during questioning at …

Container shipping costs from South Korea to Europe rose for the second consecutive month in June amid prolonged tensions surrounding the Red Sea, the customs agency said Monday.

The average shipping cost for a 40-foot container from South Korea to …

A Samsung Electronics Co. engineer who died from leukemia after working in the company for 14 years was recognized as a victim of a workplace accident, nearly nine years after his death, a civic group said Monday.

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled …

Tak, Special forces from Rajamanu seized online gambling equipment both during the day and night, believed to be moving their base from the Mae Sot border in Tak Province to the Aranyaprathet border in Sa Kaeo Province.

Soldiers from the 431st Infan…

STX Heavy Industries Co. on Monday announced that it will sell stock to raise capital.

According to a regulatory filing, the company will issue 4,156 common shares at a price of 20,000 won (US$14.47) per share. The stock will be sold to the investor…