President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a major naval base in the southern part of the country this week as part of his summer vacation, his office said Wednesday.

During the two-day visit to the naval base in Changwon, some 310 kilometers southeast of Seou…

Korea Zinc Inc on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 175.5 billion won (US$127.4 million), up 41.3 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 268.7 billion won in operating profit for the qua…

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met the Philippines’ top diplomat Wednesday and asked for Manila’s support in efforts to send a stern message against North Korea’s provocations, his office said.

Han made the request during talks with Philippine Secretar…

Suga of K-pop supergroup BTS was questioned for allegedly driving an electric scooter under the influence, police said Wednesday.

The Yongsan Police Station in Seoul said they have booked the rapper on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act.

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South Korea lost to China in the quarterfinals of the men’s table tennis team event at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.

The team of Cho Dae-seong, Jang Woo-jin, and Lim Jong-hoon went down 3-0 against the world No. 1 team at South Paris Arena 4 in P…

New military conscripts will be allowed to use their personal mobile phones on a limited basis at boot camps starting next month, the defense ministry said Wednesday, as part of efforts to help them better adapt to their mandatory military service.

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The Olympic badminton champion An Se-young insisted Wednesday she is not trying to pick fights with her national team or the sport’s national federation, after she’d leveled criticism against them for archaic systems and inefficient operations.

An r…

The South Korean economy is on a recovery track on strong exports, but sagging domestic demand has limited the overall economic improvement, a state-run think tank said Wednesday.

“The Korean economy has sustained strong export growth, primarily fue…