Seoul shares got off to a weak start Friday on overnight losses on Wall Street.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 23.81 points, or 0.84 percent, to 2,800.54 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

Overnight, Wall Street shares tumble…

SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, has increased its stake in energy and green businesses as part of the groupwide restructuring efforts to enhance competitiveness in key sectors, according to the company Friday.

At a recent boa…

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 …

South Korea’s military conducted propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward North Korea in response to its latest launch of trash-filled balloons into the South, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday.

The broadcasts took place from Thursday even…

The U.S. 7th Air Force will temporarily assign 31 F-16 fighter jets to Osan Air Base as part of efforts to enhance readiness and combat capabilities, the U.S. Air Force unit stationed in South Korea said Friday.

Under the yearlong plan, nine F-16s a…

Vice foreign ministers of South Korea and China will hold their first high-level strategic talks in more than two years next week to discuss bilateral cooperation on regional and global issues, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday.

First Vice Foreig…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has discussed the importance of military cooperation with the Russian vice defense minister, state media reported Friday, amid Pyongyang’s deepening military alignment with Moscow.

Kim met with a Russian military dele…

K-pop sensation Stray Kids expressed its continued ambition and desire for growth during a press conference in Seoul on Friday to promote its new EP, “Ate.”

The group’s ninth EP marks the first release in eight months following its eigth EP, “Rock-S…