North Korea on Tuesday denounced top U.S. officials’ joint opinion piece that touted “unprecedented” trilateral cooperation among South Korea, the United States and Japan as feats of U.S. President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific diplomacy.

In the piece pu…

Celltrion Inc., a major South Korean biopharmaceutical firm, said Tuesday it plans to decide whether to pursue a merger with its chemical drug-producing affiliate, Celltrion Pharm Inc., later this week.

The decision will be made during a board meeti…

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

1-year TB 3.072 3.084 -1.2

2-year TB 3.026 3.034 -0.8

3-year TB 2.918 2.946 -2.8

10-year TB 2.974 3.000 -2.6

2-year MSB 2.976 2.997 -2.1

3-year CB (AA-) 3.395 3.421 -2.6

91-day CD 3.490 3.460 +3.0

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Prosecutors have indicted a former presidential campaign spokesperson for opposition leader Lee Jae-myung and two journalists for allegedly defaming President Yoon Suk Yeol during the last presidential race, officials said Tuesday.

The Seoul Central…

The ceremony for the Aug. 15 Liberation Day could be split over the controversy over the appointment of Kim Hyung-seok as head of the Independence Hall of Korea. After the Heritage of Korean Independence, a group of descendants of independence fighte…

The number of days with extreme heat in major cities across South Korea increased 2.4 times over the past decade compared with the previous 10 years, Greenpeace said Tuesday.

The nongovernmental environmental organization released the findings after…

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday reinstated the civil rights of former South Gyeongsang Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo under Liberation Day special pardons, enabling him to run for public office despite objections from members of the ruling party.

The pardon…

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul will hold talks with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira next week on a range of issues, including trade, investment, energy and people-to-people exchanges, Cho’s office said Tuesday.

At the talks, planned for Wednes…