Police booked the owner of a hotel that caught fire last week and claimed the lives of seven people for investigation on charges of professional negligence, officials said Monday.

The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police booked the owner of the hotel in…

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

1-year TB 3.039 3.050 -1.1

2-year TB 3.011 3.037 -2.6

3-year TB 2.890 2.920 -3.0

10-year TB 2.974 3.005 -3.1

2-year MSB 2.967 2.991 -2.4

3-year CB (AA-) 3.414 3.439 -2.5

91-day CD 3.510 3.510 0.0

Sou…

Premier League-bound teen sensation Yang Min-hyeok was named to the South Korean men’s national team for upcoming World Cup qualifying matches on Monday.

Head coach Hong Myung-bo put Yang, the 18-year-old forward for Gangwon FC, on his 26-man squad …

South Korean shares on Monday closed slightly lower for the second straight day as investors sought to cash in recent gains after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at a potential rate cut next month. The local currency rose to the highest in…

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

1-year TB 3.038 3.050 -1.2

2-year TB 3.016 3.037 -2.1

3-year TB 2.892 2.920 -2.8

10-year TB 2.981 3.005 -2.4

2-year MSB 2.965 2.991 -2.6

3-year CB (AA-) 3.415 3.439 -2.4

Source: Yonhap News Agency

The head of an association of community doctors said Monday he has launched an indefinite hunger strike, calling for the government and lawmakers to make efforts to end a disruption of public health services.

The hunger strike by Lim Hyun-taek, pres…

South Korean shares traded a tad lower late Monday morning as investors sought to cash in gains amid U.S. rate cut hopes.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 3.49 points, or 0.13 percent, to 2,698.20 as of 11:20 a.m.

The in…

President Yoon Suk Yeol will have a summit with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Seoul next week to discuss bilateral and regional issues, Yoon’s office said Monday.

Luxon will make an official visit to South Korea from Sept. 4-5, dur…