Aging population

S. Korea’s total population edges up but details suggest troubling trends

South Korea’s total population bounced back in 2023 after falling for two years in a row, but a closer look at the details in the latest data reveals that th…

Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net income of 9.84 trillion won (US$7.1 billion), up 471 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 10.44 trillion won in operating profit for …

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has called for restoring cooperation among the capital cities of South Korea, China and Japan during a meeting with Beijing’s mayor, officials said Wednesday.

The meeting with Beijing Mayor Yin Yong took place Tuesday as Oh wa…

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), the biggest umbrella labor union, on Wednesday denounced the nomination of a former labor rights fighter-turned-conservative politician for the new labor minister as an “anti-labor disaster.”

Kim Moon…

North Korea earned its first-ever Olympic diving medal in France on Wednesday.

Jo Jin-mi and Kim Mi-rae teamed up for silver in the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform diving event at the Paris Olympics. They scored 315.90 points at Olympic Aquat…

The new head of South Korea’s financial regulator highlighted a need to stabilize the financial market Wednesday, calling for increased efforts to rein in growing household debts and minimize potential fallout from failed real estate project financin…

South Korea’s broadcasting watchdog appointed board members for two broadcasters Wednesday as the opposition party threatened to propose an impeachment motion against the body’s new chief.

The appointment came hours after Lee Jin-sook, the new head …

Songkhla, Songkhla police arrested two thieves who broke into a house and were tricked by the thieves showing off their wealth to the villagers. It was revealed that they used the money to buy drugs and have sex with prostitutes for two consecutive d…