Defense officials of South Korea and the United States have agreed to strengthen their joint response capabilities against threats from North Korea’s nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD), Seoul’s defense ministry said Wednesday.

Yoon …

South Korean star Son Heung-min grabbed a brace in front of an adoring crowd, as Tottenham Hotspur defeated Team K League 4-3 in a preseason match in Seoul on Wednesday.

It was a neat homecoming for Son, captain of both Spurs and the South Korean na…

Lee Jin-sook, the nominee to head South Korea’s broadcasting watchdog, was appointed by President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday despite protest from opposition parties over her alleged misuse of corporate funds in the past.

Lee, a former journalist at …

Samsung Electronics Co. and its largest labor union are still at odds over any breakthrough in their wage negotiations amid an ongoing strike, industry sources said Wednesday.

The negotiations between management and the National Samsung Electronics …

Seoul shares opened higher Wednesday, following a mixed close on Wall Street, as investors expect the Federal Reserve may begin a rate cutting cycle later this year.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 5.20 points, or 0.19 …

Civic groups filed a complaint Wednesday against newly appointed broadcast watchdog chief Lee Jin-sook over her alleged misuse of corporate credit cards in the past.

The National Union of Media Workers and two other civic groups said they filed the …

Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its second-quarter operating profit surged more than 15 times from a year earlier on the robust performance of its semiconductor business.

The world’s largest mobile phone and memory chip maker’s operating prof…

SK Bioscience Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net loss of 11.4 billion won (US$8.3 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it continued to post an operating loss of 19.9 bill…