National Security Adviser nominee Shin Won-sik will continue to serve as defense minister until his successor takes office after a parliamentary confirmation hearing, a government official said Tuesday.

On Monday, President Yoon Suk Yeol named Shin …

The state arms procurement agency said Monday it has test-deployed a multi-legged robot designed for counter-terrorism operations as part of a push to introduce advanced technologies to the military.

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (D…

The tropical night phenomenon has continued in Seoul for 22 days in a row, the third longest on record, the state weather agency said Monday.

Seoul has experienced yet another tropical night phenomenon overnight, marking the third longest on record …

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un took swipe at South Korean media reports on flood damage in the North in an apparent attempt to divert public attention from the emergency situation, Seoul’s unification ministry said Monday.

During a visit to flood-h…

Household loans extended by banks in South Korea rose for the fourth consecutive month in July, led by a rise in mortgage loan growth, central bank data showed Monday, amid an extended restrictive monetary policy mode.

Banks’ outstanding household l…

South Korea and Turkey have agreed to extend their currency swap deal by three years, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Monday.

In 2021, the two countries signed their first three-year, 2.3 trillion-won (roughly US$2 billion) currency swap agreement in a…

South Korea’s exports rose 16.7 percent on-year in the first 10 days of August, data showed Monday, on the back of the strong performance of semiconductors.

Outbound shipments reached US$15.5 billion in the August 1-10 period, compared with $13.2 bi…

Carmakers in South Korea are moving toward disclosing the brand information of batteries used in their electric vehicles in response to consumer doubts over the safety of EV batteries.

Public concerns over EV safety have mounted in the country after…