SEOUL: Prosecutors have sought a warrant to arrest Kim Beom-su, the founder of tech giant Kakao Corp., over alleged stock price manipulation connected to the firm’s takeover of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment last year, officials said Wednesday.

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SEOUL: The defense and science ministries on Wednesday held their inaugural policy consultation meeting to better prepare for future warfare, officials said, as South Korea seeks to build a smarter and slimmer military.

In the meeting held at the def…

SEOUL: The customs agency said Wednesday the number of drug trafficking attempts into South Korea rose 11 percent on-year during the first half of 2024.

The number of drug trafficking attempts came to 362 cases, up from 325 cases a year earlier, acco…

SEOUL: The unification ministry on Wednesday struck a cautious note about opposition lawmakers’ legislative attempt to ban Seoul activists’ sending of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border, citing the right of freedom of expression.

In September,…

SEOUL: South Korea’s industry ministry said Wednesday that Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) has been selected as a preferred bidder to build two nuclear power units in the Czech Republic.

If the remaining procedures are successful, it will mark…

SEOUL: A heavy rain watch was issued across parts of northern Gyeonggi Province on Wednesday, with 100 millimeters of rain per hour pouring in the border city of Paju, the state weather agency said.

As of 7 a.m., heavy downpours of 100.9 mm per hour …

SEOUL: South Korea’s land ministry said Wednesday it has signed a tentative agreement with Vietnam’s construction ministry to cooperate in city and town development projects in the Southeast Asian nation.

South Korean Land Minister Park Sang-woo sign…

The Trump assassination attempt is shaking the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The possibility of Trump 2.0 is growing fast after he survived the shooting during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania last Saturday. U.S. media ratcheted up the likelih…