Seoul shares fell for the third straight session Friday in line with overnight losses on Wall Street. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) tumbled 28.89 points, or 1.02 percent, to …

The top U.S. envoy in Seoul said Friday that there is “tremendous bipartisan support” for the South Korea-U.S. alliance, regardless of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election slated for November.

Ambassador Philip Goldberg made the remarks dur…

Chinese, Japanese and Western restaurants will be allowed to employ immigrant workers as kitchen assistants, officials said Friday, a move that could help address workforce shortages in the restaurant industry.

Under the updated work permit policy, …

Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. on Friday reported its second-quarter net income of 146.1 billion won (US$105.3 million), down 31.2 percent from a year earlier.

Operating profit for the April-June period was 147.3 billion won, down 34.1 p…

The number of international passengers traveling via Incheon International Airport has leaped nearly 40 percent in the first half of 2024 from a year earlier, the airport’s operator said Friday.

A total of around 34 million passengers traveled on in…

The Air Force has deployed a new homegrown radar guidance system to replace existing foreign equipment that was introduced more than 30 years ago, the state arms procurement agency said Friday.

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) s…

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

1-year TB 3.216 3.202 +1.4

2-year TB 3.144 3.115 +2.9

3-year TB 3.074 3.058 +1.6

10-year TB 3.156 3.138 +1.8

2-year MSB 3.126 3.111 +1.5

3-year CB (AA-) 3.525 3.513 +1.2

91-day CD 3.520 3.520 0.0

Sou…

Jimin of K-pop supergroup BTS will release a new solo album Friday while serving in the South Korean military.

The new EP, “Muse,” is scheduled to be out at 1 p.m., marking the singer’s first release in about one year and four months since his debut…