Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street buoyed by expectations for Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 6.95 points, or 0.24 percent, to 2,…

A North Korean diplomat who had been stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last year, a government source said Tuesday, the latest in a growing number of defections by North Koreans in elite groups.

Ri Il-gyu, who had served as the counselor of …

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with Pamela Melroy, the deputy chief of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), on Tuesday to discuss space cooperation between the two countries, according to the foreign ministry.

During the …

Bangkok, The Director-General of the Department of Fisheries revealed that there will be a meeting of the committee to solve the outbreak of ‘Black-chinned Tilapia’ chaired by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture this afternoon to upgrade measures and …

Bangkok, The bodies of 6 Vietnamese people were found in a luxury hotel in the Ratchaprasong area. Initial suspicions are that they were poisoned. There were traces of drinking tea and coffee. The police have not yet concluded the motive. The Prime M…

The number of Korean people still working at 70 and above increased by 150,000 in the first half of this year from a year earlier. It was the largest increase since related statistics began to be compiled in 2018, according to Statistics Korea.

The …

Kiwoom Heroes manager Hong Won-ki said Tuesday he welcomed the introduction of the new pitch-calling device that he feels will help speed up games.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has distributed PitchCom transmitters and receivers to all 10 c…

A lawyer for first lady Kim Keon Hee said Tuesday it is true that Kim ordered her aide to return a Dior bag she received as a gift from a pastor on the same day it was given, asking media to refrain from “excessive speculation” on the matter.

Lawyer…