Meritz Financial Group Inc. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 736.2 billion won (US$541.1 million), up 27.7 percent from a year earlier.

Operating income for the April-June period was 1 trillion won, up 32.3 percent from a year …

South Korea added more than 100,000 jobs for the first time in three months in July, but jobs in the construction sector fell by the most in 11 years amid a slowdown in the industry, data showed Wednesday.

The number of employed people came to 28.86…

A total of 21 people have died from heat-related illnesses so far this year as one of the most severe heat waves continues across the nation, officials said Wednesday.

The death toll related to heat-related illnesses, recorded from May 20 to Monday,…

President Yoon Suk Yeol met Wednesday with descendants of those who fought for the country’s independence from Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule to honor their sacrifices on the eve of Liberation Day.

Yoon hosted a luncheon for about 100 descendants in …

A shocking incident where police had to decide to use their guns to threaten a maniac, holding a machete, who was chasing and attacking people. In the end, they were able to arrest him, but no one was injured.

Patrol police from Thai Charoen Police…

Mathias Vaitl, CEO and president of Mercedes-Benz Korea Ltd., on Wednesday plans to meet with residents of an apartment complex in Incheon, where a fire that started from a Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle destroyed over 100 cars, according to sources….

Meritz Financial Group Inc. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 736.2 billion won (US$541.1 million), up 27.7 percent from a year earlier.

Operating income for the April-June period was 1 trillion won, up 32.3 percent from a year …

The industry ministry on Wednesday launched its annual display exhibition, featuring the latest foldable and transparent displays harnessing cutting-edge technologies.

The Korea Display Exhibition kicked off in Seoul for a three-day run, bringing to…