Kim Yu-jin grabbed a stunning gold medal in women’s taekwondo at the Paris Olympics on Thursday for South Korea’s second title in two days in its traditional martial art.

Kim defeated world No. 2 Nahid Kiani of Iran 2-0 (5-1, 9-0) in the final of th…

Police decided Friday to refer a Korean American pastor at the center of a luxury bag scandal involving first lady Kim Keon Hee to the prosecution on charges of illegal electioneering ahead of April’s general elections.

The pastor, named Choi Jae-yo…

An undocumented immigrant from Kazakhstan fled from an immigration office in Suwon while in handcuffs, police said Friday.

The Kazakh national in his 20s pushed away immigration officers and ran away right after he was escorted out of a car upon arr…

Late at night, people were unable to sleep and were terrified after two groups of teenagers got angry at each other. Another group rode their motorcycles to chase and attack each other, throwing ping pong bombs at each other with loud noises.

There …

The reigning bronze medalist Jun Woong-tae ranked fourth after the opening fencing event of the modern pentathlon at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

Jeon went 22-13 in his 35 fencing matches in the men’s ranking round and earned 235 points to rank f…

Muse,” the second solo album from Jimin of K-pop boy group BTS, has earned gold certification in Japan, the group’s agency said Friday.

The album, released on July 19, has achieved this recognition by exceeding 100,000 units in sales in the country …

South Korean stocks got off to a strong start Friday tracking overnight gains on Wall Street on eased recession woes.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 36.85 points, or 1.44 percent, to 2,593.58 in the first 15 minutes of…

A dozen years after competing in what turned out to be his last Olympic Games, former South Korean weightlifter Jeon Sang-guen received his bronze medal in a ceremony in Paris on Friday.

In a special ceremony by the Eiffel Tower on the sidelines of …