The head of the financial regulator urged asset management firms Thursday to more actively protect the rights of investors by inducing changes in the companies they invest in and encouraging them to enhance their value.

Lee Bok-hyun, chief of the Fi…

Yonsei University has revoked the master’s degree of a minor party leader’s son following a court ruling related to the case, informed school officials said Thursday.

The university recently decided to cancel the admission of Cho Won, the son of Cho…

KT and G Corp., South Korea’s dominant tobacco company, said Thursday its second-quarter net profit jumped 58 percent from a year earlier helped by strong exports and a weak won.

Net profit for the three months to June rose to 318 billion won (US$23…

South Korean stocks ended a two-day rebound after the global crash as investor sentiment was dampened by lingering U.S. recession woes and the sluggish performance of big tech firms. The local currency slightly fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benc…

The 2016 Olympic women’s golf champion Park In-bee has missed out on an election for membership on the Athletes’ Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), failing to earn enough support from fellow Olympians to join two other South Kor…

Sisaket, Nong Fang’s father reveals plans to make good on his promise after his son won a silver medal in the men’s 61 kg weightlifting Olympics, saying his father is very happy and proud of his son.

The father of Thiraphong Silachai or Nong Fang, a …

Narathiwat, Officials clashed with criminals while blockading a search in Chanae District, Narathiwat Province. One official was injured and one criminal died. At about the same time, criminals bombed while officers were patrolling. No one was injured…

Three South Korean LPGA Tour players were well off the first-round pace at the women’s golf tournament at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.

World No. 3 Amy Yang was the best South Korean after shooting an even 72 at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, so…