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Taxi crashes into hospital in central Seoul, injuring 2

A taxi crashed into a hospital in central Seoul on Wednesday, injuring two people, police said.

The vehicle plowed into the emergency ward of the National Medical Center in the central district of Jung at 5:15 p.m., leaving two people injured, one s…

Seoul stocks close higher on hopes for Fed’s policy pivot

South Korean stocks finished higher Wednesday as investor sentiment was boosted by Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell’s comments for a possible interest rate cut. The local currency traded weaker against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composi…

Yoon gives credentials to 12 ambassadors

President Yoon Suk Yeol gave credentials to 12 new ambassadors Wednesday.

The top envoys to Norway, Greece, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, Morocco, Jordan, Guatemala, Kuwait, Mongolia, Bolivia, Qatar and Senegal received the credentials during a ceremony at t…