PHUKET, Phuket Fisheries is urgently implementing measures to prevent the import of black-chinned tilapia after finding traders ordering them online to sell. Initially, it is expected that there will be a ban on bringing dead but still fresh black-chi…

A man attended a court hearing on Thursday regarding an arrest warrant sought for him on charges of slashing a random neighbor to death with a Japanese longsword, saying he doesn’t feel sorry for the victim.

The 37-year-old assailant, surnamed Baek, …

1-year TB 3.137 3.152 -1.5

2-year TB 3.061 3.086 -2.5

3-year TB 2.976 3.004 -2.8

10-year TB 3.010 3.064 -5.4

2-year MSB 3.043 3.067 -2.4

3-year CB (AA-) 3.431 3.459 -2.8

91-day CD 3.490 3.500 -1.0

Source: Yonhap News Agency

The massive data leaks from the Korea Defense Intelligence Command (KDIC) are utterly shocking. A civilian official at the military command handed over detailed information on its agents working overseas and other members of the command to a Chinese c…

South Korean stocks started higher Thursday, driven by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate-cut signals.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 18.65 points, or 0.67 percent, to 2,789.34 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

At its …

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s largest labor union on Thursday urged company Chairman Lee Jae-yong to intervene in a weekslong strike after wage negotiations failed.

“It’s time for Chairman Lee to come forward and clarify his pos…

Kim So-yeong and Kong Hee-yong lost in the quarterfinals of the women’s doubles in badminton at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, falling short in a bid to win their second straight medal.

The South Korean duo, world No. 10, lost to 12th-ranked Pearly …

Jang Woo-jin was knocked out in the quarterfinals of the men’s singles table tennis tournament at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, failing to end South Korea’s long drought in this event.

Jang, world No. 13, lost to sixth-ranked Brazilian Hugo Caldera…