South Korea has yet to win more than two medals in swimming at any single Olympics. Swimmers set to compete in Paris this summer believe they can top that total.

Led by a pair of reigning world champions in Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Woo-min, the nationa…

A North Korean diplomat who had been stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last year, a government source said Tuesday, the latest in a growing number of defections by North Koreans in elite groups.

Ri Il-gyu, who had served as the counselor of …

A lawyer for first lady Kim Keon Hee said Tuesday it is true that Kim ordered her aide to return a Dior bag she received as a gift from a pastor on the same day it was given, asking media to refrain from “excessive speculation” on the matter.

Lawyer…

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned Tuesday that South Korea will face “devastating” consequences if it lets North Korean defectors continue to send anti-Pyongyang leaflets to the North.

Kim Yo-jong, vice department directo…

A parliamentary committee said Tuesday that it will hold a confirmation hearing for the new chief of the state broadcasting watchdog next week.

The science, ICT, broadcasting and communications committee said it made the decision during its plenary …

[as of 11:30 am]

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

1-year TB 3.186 3.192 -0.6

2-year TB 3.114 3.137 -2.3

3-year TB 3.051 3.076 -2.5

10-year TB 3.157 3.177 -2.0

2-year MSB 3.107 3.133 -2.6

3-year CB (AA-) 3.508 3.538 -3.0

Source: Yonh…

An appellate court on Tuesday upheld a five-year sentence for a pastor accused of sexually assaulting teenage North Korean defectors.

The pastor, identified only by his surname Chun, is accused of sexually assaulting six teenage defectors from North…

Seoul shares closed slightly higher Tuesday as traders were trying to digest the effect of Donald Trump’s possible victory in the U.S. presidential election on the market. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composit…