Corrections Department, Ms. Wanphen, the elder sister of Mr. Chu Wong Sae Tang, a billionaire businessman who died, submitted a letter to the Corrections Department Director-General requesting the execution of Mr. Banyin Tangpakorn, a male prisoner wh…

After claiming his third straight gold medal in the men’s sabre team event Wednesday, South Korean fencer Gu Bon-gil announced he will no longer compete in the Olympic Games.

But his international career is far from over, because the 35-year-old want…

BGF Retail Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of 58.5 billion won (US$42.9 million), down 1.7 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 76.2 billion won in operating profit for the quarter…

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker by sales, said Thursday it saw a slight bump in sales last month thanks to an increase in exports.

Kia, the smaller affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co., sold 261,334 vehicles in July, up 0.9 percent from 2…

South Korea seized its third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the men’s sabre fencing team competition on Wednesday in Paris, becoming just the second country ever to win at least three gold medals in a row in that event.

World No. 1 South Korea def…

The foreign ministers of South Korea and Thailand will hold talks this week to discuss ways to bolster cooperation in various sectors, such as trade, investment, labor and culture, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday.

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul …

Opposition parties on Thursday introduced a parliamentary motion to impeach Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairperson Lee Jin-sook, just a day after she took office, claiming she is unqualified as broadcasting watchdog chief.

The motion, intr…

A Montenegrin appeals court ruled Thursday that South Korean crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon should be extradited to his home country, a decision that allows for him to face trial back home over a massive crypto crash.

The appeals court announced on its …