The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) decided Wednesday to propose a motion to impeach the newly appointed broadcasting watchdog chief, Lee Jin-sook, just hours after she took office, officials said.

Lee took office as chairperson of the Korea C…

The presidential office on Tuesday announced a plan to establish an office for first lady Kim Keon-hee to guide the role as the wife of the president. The announcement came nearly at the halfway point of Yoon Suk Yeol’s presidency – and five months a…

South Korean star Son Heung-min grabbed a brace in front of an adoring crowd, as Tottenham Hotspur defeated Team K League 4-3 in a preseason match in Seoul on Wednesday.

It was a neat homecoming for Son, captain of both Spurs and the South Korean na…

South Korea’s industrial output fell for the second consecutive month in June, but retail sales and facility investment rebounded, data showed Wednesday.

Industrial output inched down 0.1 percent on-month in June, following a 0.8 percent fall a mont…

Bangkok, The Minister of Education opened the International Council of Education meeting, inviting educational networks around the world to jointly elevate and develop education in a changing global environment.

The Office of the Education Council S…

Kiwoom Securities Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net income of 232.1 billion won (US$167.6 million), up 74 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the April-June period rose 72.7 p…

The Anti-Corruption Division police, together with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), raided the office of the ‘Public Prosecutor of Nakhon Si Thammarat’ after he allegedly tried to…

Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net income of 9.84 trillion won (US$7.1 billion), up 471 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 10.44 trillion won in operating profit for …