Defense Minister nominee Kim Yong-hyun, the head of the Presidential Security Service, is a retired three-star Army general, considered to be well-versed in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security initiatives as a close aide.

After a parliamentary hearin…

OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon said Monday he expected humans to keep control over artificial intelligence, playing down concerns over the unchecked development of the fast-growing technology.

Kwon told an AI forum in Seoul that finding wa…

South Korea and the United States will begin a major combined military exercise next week to strengthen their joint defense readiness in the face of evolving North Korean military threats, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday.

The annual Ulch…

Vice ministers from various government agencies will hold a meeting this week to address growing safety concerns over electric cars, following the recent explosion of an electric sedan in an underground apartment parking lot, the government said Mond…

Former Gyeonggi Gov. Kim Kyung-soo is reportedly included in a list of people eligible for presidential immunity on the occasion of Aug. 15 Liberation Day. The list will be announced in Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting to be presided over by President Yoon …

The tropical night phenomenon has continued in Seoul for 22 days in a row, the third longest on record, the state weather agency said Monday.

Seoul has experienced yet another tropical night phenomenon overnight, marking the third longest on record …

South Korean stocks traded over 1 percent higher late Monday morning as blue chip shares gained ground following last week’s rout.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had added 26.54 points, or 1.03 percent, to 2,614.97 as of 11:…

Cosmax Inc. on Monday reported its second-quarter net profit of 35.3 billion won (US$25.8 million), up 28.9 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the April-June period rose 1.4 percent on-year…