President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating fell to 29.6 percent, the second-lowest level since he took office in May 2022, a poll showed Monday. According to the survey by Realmeter and commissioned by a local news outlet, the positive assessment of Yoon’s performance fell 0.4 percentage point from the previous week. It is the first time Yoon’s approval rating has

Some foreign professors at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology have returned to North Korea after a four-year hiatus over COVID-19, Seoul officials said Monday, in the latest sign of the North’s further border opening. Late last month, an unspecified number of foreign professors at North Korea’s sole international private university entered North Korea, as the regime has issued visas

South Korean stocks opened lower Monday with most large caps in negative terrain. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index shed 7.73 points, or 0.29 percent, to 2,666.58 in the first 15 minutes of trading. The index had dipped more than 1 percent Thursday on reports of worse-than-anticipated performance by artificial intelligence giant Nvidia, before slightly rebounding on bargain hunting

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has emphasized the importance of quality over speed in the construction of factories and other modern facilities as part of ongoing efforts to develop underdeveloped regions outside of Pyongyang, state media said Monday. The directive was issued during Kim’s “field guidance” to regional-industry factories under construction in Hamju County, South Hamgyong Province, on Saturday, according

Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Monday tried to soothe concerns about hospital emergency rooms, as some doctors have warned of a potential disruption of emergency care due to a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors. “Although there are some difficulties, we believe that emergency rooms are capable of maintaining operations,” Cho told an SBS radio. “The issues extend beyond emergency rooms

Im Sung-jae recorded a top-10 finish at the final PGA Tour playoff event with a strong final round in Atlanta. Im finished seventh at the Tour Championship at 18-under 269, following a final round of 64 at East Lake Golf Club in the Georgian state capital on Sunday (local time). Im had six birdies, one eagle and one bogey to

Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it will showcase its latest technologies related to smart city infrastructure at the 2024 World Smart City Expo Korea (WSCE) to be held this week. The South Korean automotive giant will feature various technologies related to smart city infrastructure themed on transport, logistics and robotics, and eco-friendly energy at the three-day trade show set to

The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) met with the deputy chief of South Korea’s financial regulator Monday for talks on various issues, including regulations on virtual assets, officials said. SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda and Kim So-young, vice chair of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), met at the government complex in Seoul. They first exchanged views on