The government on Tuesday is set to approve a list of people to be granted special pardons on the occasion of Liberation Day, with all eyes on whether former South Gyeongsang Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo will be included.

The list, which was drawn up by a ju…

The number of days with extreme heat in major cities across South Korea increased 2.4 times over the past decade compared with the previous 10 years, Greenpeace said Tuesday.

The nongovernmental environmental organization released the findings after…

The number of days with extreme heat in major cities across South Korea increased 2.4 times over the past decade compared with the previous 10 years, Greenpeace said Tuesday.

The nongovernmental environmental organization released the findings after…

South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. said Tuesday its second-quarter net profit rose 16 percent from a year earlier on increased sales of food and high-end products.

Net profit for the three months to June rose to 147.82 billion won (US$10…

South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. said Tuesday its second-quarter net profit rose 16 percent from a year earlier on increased sales of food and high-end products.

Net profit for the three months to June rose to 147.82 billion won (US$10…

Immigration authorities have apprehended eight people, including a Burundian national, on charges of bringing in African people wishing to enter South Korea by providing them with fake invitations, officials said Tuesday.

One of them, a 64-year-old …

Immigration authorities have apprehended eight people, including a Burundian national, on charges of bringing in African people wishing to enter South Korea by providing them with fake invitations, officials said Tuesday.

One of them, a 64-year-old …

South Korean stocks opened slightly higher Tuesday as investors are awaiting the release of major U.S. economic data due later this week.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 5.8 points, or 0.22 percent, to 2,624.10 in the fi…