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…

Maha Sarakham, The Director-General of the Royal Irrigation Department urgently ordered the closure of the earthen dam next to the spillway building of Huai Chiang Kham Reservoir, Maha Sarakham Province, due to heavy rains, resulting in a large amoun…

SEOUL: Seoul shares finished lower Wednesday as foreign investors locked in profits following a two-session winning streak despite overnight Wall Street gains. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price…

SEOUL: A renowned Korean American expert on North Korea has been charged with having acted as an agent for the South Korean government in return for expensive dinners and handbags, a U.S. newspaper reported Tuesday, citing federal prosecutors in New Y…

SEOUL: Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner Cho Ji-ho said Wednesday that he feels a great sense of responsibility for being nominated as the new chief of the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA).

Cho made the remarks before attending a meet…

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 …