South Korea and the United States began a joint live-fire aerial exercise Monday, the South Korean Air Force said, in the latest move to reinforce capabilities to counter North Korean threats.

The three-day exercise got under way earlier in the day …

K-pop boy group Zerobaseone returned Monday with its fourth EP, “Cinema Paradise,” packed with the group’s signature upbeat energy and a message of hope for those dreaming of a brighter future, even in the face of adversity.

This marks a quick retur…

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…

The Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union has announced that it will start a simultaneous strike at 61 large hospitals across the country on Thursday. The union represents nurses, their assistants and medical technicians.

It decided to enter a ge…

Boost confidence in China diplomacy Seoul should better position itself in relations with Beijing South Korea and China quietly marked the 32nd anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations on Saturday. No official events were held, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the two countries typically celebrate the anniversary only in years ending in 0 or 5, such as the

The Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union has announced that it will start a simultaneous strike at 61 large hospitals across the country on Thursday. The union represents nurses, their assistants and medical technicians. It decided to enter a general strike after 82 percent of its members participated in a vote last week and 91 percent of them supported the

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a performance test of various drones, calling for the development of more suicide drones to enhance war preparedness, state media reported Monday. Kim supervised the test organized by the Drone Institute of the Academy of Defence Sciences on Saturday, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). In the test, the drones flew

Loans extended by insurance firms in South Korea dropped in the first half of the year amid a slight rise in their loan default rate, data showed Monday. Outstanding loans extended by insurance companies here came to 266.4 trillion won (US$200.4 billion), down 6.8 trillion won from six months earlier, according to the data from the Financial Supervisory Service. From