Chiang Mai, Police have taken into custody a young man who tricked and killed a rider to steal his car before driving to rob gold in a famous shopping mall in Chiang Mai. He has been detained after confessing everything, revealing his actions, includ…

The value of investment funds in South Korea rose sharply in the first six months of the year, data showed Wednesday.

The net asset value of investment funds here came to 1,069.5 trillion won (US$771.8 billion) as of end-June, up 98.1 trillion won f…

The top U.S. official for North Korea policy resigned last week, multiple sources said Tuesday, adding to uncertainty over Washington’s diplomatic efforts to reengage with a recalcitrant Pyongyang.

Jung Pak left the post as the U.S. senior official …

Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics, staging the biggest labor action in the technology giant’s 55-year history, declared an “indefinite general strike” Wednesday, stepping up pressure over their demand for a pay raise.

After a three-day strike…

South Korea began production of the homegrown KF-21 fighter jet Wednesday, the defense procurement agency said, in the latest milestone in the country’s efforts to build an advanced fighter aircraft.

A ceremony marking the assembly of the first KF-2…

Delivery app Baedal Minjok, or Baemin, said Wednesday it will raise its commission fee for restaurants that have registered for Baemin delivery services to 9.8 percent of food prices starting Aug. 9.

Baemin has received 6.8 percent commissions from …

Kia Tigers third baseman Kim Do-yeong has earned the top monthly award for the second time in the ongoing Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season.

The KBO announced on Wednesday Kim was voted the Player of the Month for June, following voting by th…

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s leading automakers, are aiming for a rebound in domestic electric vehicle (EV) sales in the second half of the year with reasonably priced new entry-class compact models.

According to industry data, Hyu…