South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to accelerate discussions on establishing an alternative mechanism to monitor the implementation of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against North Korea within this year, Seoul’s foreign…

The South Korean economy is on a recovery track on strong exports, but sagging domestic demand has limited the overall economic improvement, a state-run think tank said Wednesday.

“The Korean economy has sustained strong export growth, primarily fue…

Hybe, the powerhouse behind the global K-pop sensation BTS, on Wednesday reported revenue of 640.5 billion won (US$465 million) for the second quarter of this year, marking the highest-ever quarterly sales in the company’s history.

The figure surpas…

South Korea’s stock markets, which had been rattled the previous day by fears of a potential U.S. economic slowdown and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, rebounded, Tuesday, providing relief to investors and policymakers.

The main KOSPI inde…

Greco-Roman wrestler Kim Seung-jun lost in his repechage match at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, missing out on a chance to fight for a bronze medal in his Summer Games debut.

Kim lost to Rustam Assakalov of Uzbekistan 8-2 in the repechage contest…

GS Holdings on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 275.4 billion won (US$199.8 million), up 16.6 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 798.1 billion won in operating profit for the quarte…

Hybe Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 16.5 billion won (US$12 million), down 85.9 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the April-June period fell 37.4 percent on-yea…

A beagle that is trained to detect bedbugs with an accuracy rate of more than 95 percent was commissioned as South Korea’s first bedbug sniffing dog, a pest control company said Wednesday.

Cesco Co. said it held a ceremony to commission the beagle, …