North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony to commemorate the transfer of a new-type tactical ballistic missile weapon system, which serves as the “pivot military hardware” in the armed forces, state media reported Monday.

Kim attended …

The world’s top-ranked shuttler An Se-young soared to her first Olympic gold medal in the women’s singles in Paris on Monday, giving South Korea its first badminton singles title in 28 years.

An defeated He Bingjiao of China 2-0 (21-13, 21-16) in th…

Five South Koreans died of heat-related deaths over the weekend, bringing this year’s total to 13, as scorching heat continues to plague the nation, authorities said Monday.

On Saturday, three deaths were reported in the southwestern city of Gwangju…

Cho Yeong-jae was on target for silver in the men’s 25-meter rapid fire pistol shooting at the Paris Olympics on Monday for South Korea’s sixth medal in the sport.

Cho finished in second place behind Li Yuehong of China, 32-25, at the Chateauroux Sh…

KCC Corp. on Monday reported its second-quarter net loss of 32.8 billion won (US$24.2 million), shifting from a profit of 67.3 billion won a year earlier.

Operating profit for the April-June period was 140.6 billion won, up 55.5 percent from a year …

Cho Yeong-jae was on target for silver in the men’s 25-meter rapid fire pistol shooting at the Paris Olympics on Monday for South Korea’s sixth medal in the sport.

Cho finished in second place behind Li Yuehong of China, 32-25, at the Chateauroux Sh…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony to commemorate the transfer of a new-type tactical ballistic missile weapon system, which serves as the “pivot military hardware” in the armed forces, state media reported Monday.

Kim attended …

South Korea will provide US$3 million to four African countries to help them cope with the damage from severe drought, the foreign ministry said Monday.

Of the total, $1 million will each be delivered to Zimbabwe and Zambia, and $500,000 each to Mal…