The opposition-led National Assembly voted Friday to impeach Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairperson Lee Jin-sook, just two days after she took office.

The impeachment motion passed in a 186-1 vote with one abstention and Lee’s duties were…

A local court held a hearing Friday on arrest warrants sought for a lawyer and a YouTuber on charges of blackmailing and extorting “mukbang” YouTube star Tzuyang.

The Suwon District Court began the hearing at 2:10 p.m. for the lawyer, surnamed Choi,…

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday named the presidential secretary for industrial policy as the new first vice industry minister, his office said.

Park Sung-taek, who previously held various key positions at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energ…

After the final bell had rung in her quarterfinal bout at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, South Korean boxer Im Ae-ji wasn’t sure if she had won.

She stood nervously as the referee Pavel Pavlov held her wrist in his right hand and that of the Colomb…

South Korea’s inflation picked up pace in July on high prices of fruits and petroleum products, though it stayed below 3 percent for the fourth consecutive month, data showed Friday.

Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, rose 2.6 percent on-yea…

Seoul shares extended losses late Friday morning as disappointing U.S. economic data sparked fears of an economic slowdown despite the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut signals.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had fallen 83.45 points, or 3 …

Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jung finished fourth in the mixed doubles at the Paris Olympic badminton tournament Friday, falling just short of a medal less than 24 hours after losing to a fellow South Korean team in the semifinals.

Seo and Chae, world …

Im Ae-ji has secured South Korea’s first Olympic boxing medal in 12 years.

Im defeated Yeni Arias of Colombia in a 3-2 decision in the quarterfinals of the women’s 54-kilogram boxing event at the Paris Olympics on Thursday at North Paris Arena.

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