South Korea’s broadcasting watchdog appointed board members for two broadcasters Wednesday as the opposition party threatened to propose an impeachment motion against the body’s new chief.

The appointment came hours after Lee Jin-sook, the new head …

South Korea finished sixth in its first-ever final of an Olympic swimming relay race on Tuesday, unable to overcome an early gap.

The team of Yang Jae-hoon, Lee Ho-joon, Kim Woo-min and Hwang Sun-woo posted a time of 7:07.26 in the men’s 4×200-meter…

The men’s golf tournament of the Paris Olympics will begin Thursday at Le Golf National, just south of the French capital, with two PGA Tour pros looking to bring South Korea its first men’s golf medal.

An Byeong-hun will play at his second Olympic …

South Korea extended its medal-winning streak to four days at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, picking up a bronze medal each in table tennis and judo.

The first medal of the day was a drought buster, as Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin captured the bron…

South Korea finished sixth in its first-ever final of an Olympic swimming relay race on Tuesday, unable to overcome an early gap.

The team of Yang Jae-hoon, Lee Ho-joon, Kim Woo-min and Hwang Sun-woo posted a time of 7:07.26 in the men’s 4×200-meter…

China and Russia are competing for influence over North Korea while Beijing is “anxious” over Moscow’s steps to deepen cooperation with Pyongyang, a senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday, touting America’s “deeper” partnerships with its allies and partne…

Seoul shares ended sharply higher Wednesday on tech gains amid expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may begin a rate cutting cycle within months. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOS…

Online commerce woes

Korea’s e-commerce sector requires sound governance, stricter management

After several weeks of crisis caused by delayed payments on Qoo10’s two e-commerce platforms, TMON and WeMakePrice, both the Korean government and the fou…