The record for the most consecutive tropical nights in Seoul is expected to be broken this week, the state weather agency said Wednesday, as the ongoing heat wave is forecast to continue through the Aug. 15 Liberation Day and beyond.

Seoul experienc…

North Korea on Wednesday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s recent speech advocating for a world without nuclear weapons, accusing Japan of pretending to be a victim of nuclear arms.

During a memorial ceremony on Aug. 6 to mark the a…

Mercedes-Benz Korea Ltd. is faced with criticism from industry watchers and consumers over its belated disclosure of battery suppliers for the company’s electric vehicles amid an EV safety scare.

Concerns surrounding EV safety flared up in the count…

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s reshuffle, which involves replacing two key positions – the defense minister and the director of the National Security Council (NSC) – has raised concerns. He has nominated current Defense Minister Shin Won-sik to be the NSC…

A fire broke out on an 85,000-ton cruise ship anchored in the port of Jeju on Wednesday, injuring three crew members who inhaled smoke, the Jeju Coast Guard said.

The Coast Guard said it received a report at 8:37 a.m. that smoking was rising from th…

South Korea’s first indigenous military spy satellite launched in December has passed a combat suitability evaluation, the state arms procurement agency said Wednesday, in a feat bolstering the country’s space reconnaissance capabilities against Nort…

The ruling party and opposition parties locked horns Wednesday as a parliamentary committee held a hearing over the proposed impeachment of a prosecutor related to first lady Kim Keon Hee’s alleged stock manipulation scheme.

Kim Young-cheol, a senio…

South Korea will confer state medals and awards on 121 late independence fighters, including those who were based in Cuba, to honor their courage in the resistance movement against Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, the veterans m…