Prime Minister Han Duck-soo called Tuesday for all-out measures to minimize damage from ongoing heavy downpours, his office said.

Han instructed relevant ministries and local governments to strengthen monitoring of homes in sparsely populated mounta…

First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun will visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar later this week for high-level talks on bilateral relations and other issues, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.

Kim’s trip, set for Tuesday through Friday, comes as a follo…

Seoul shares closed slightly higher Tuesday as traders were trying to digest the effect of Donald Trump’s possible victory in the U.S. presidential election on the market. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composit…

An appellate court on Tuesday upheld a five-year sentence for a pastor accused of sexually assaulting teenage North Korean defectors.

The pastor, identified only by his surname Chun, is accused of sexually assaulting six teenage defectors from North…

[as of 11:30 am]

Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)

1-year TB 3.186 3.192 -0.6

2-year TB 3.114 3.137 -2.3

3-year TB 3.051 3.076 -2.5

10-year TB 3.157 3.177 -2.0

2-year MSB 3.107 3.133 -2.6

3-year CB (AA-) 3.508 3.538 -3.0

Source: Yonh…

A parliamentary committee said Tuesday that it will hold a confirmation hearing for the new chief of the state broadcasting watchdog next week.

The science, ICT, broadcasting and communications committee said it made the decision during its plenary …

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned Tuesday that South Korea will face “devastating” consequences if it lets North Korean defectors continue to send anti-Pyongyang leaflets to the North.

Kim Yo-jong, vice department directo…

A lawyer for first lady Kim Keon Hee said Tuesday it is true that Kim ordered her aide to return a Dior bag she received as a gift from a pastor on the same day it was given, asking media to refrain from “excessive speculation” on the matter.

Lawyer…