South Korea’s tax revenue shrank 10 trillion won (US$7.22 billion) from a year earlier in the first half due mainly to weak corporate earnings, data showed Wednesday.

The government collected 168.6 trillion won of taxes over the January-June period,…

Samsung Electronics Co. and its largest labor union failed to make a breakthrough in their wage negotiations amid an ongoing strike, industry sources said Wednesday.

It is unclear whether the two parties will resume their negotiations soon, and the …

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading automotive company, said Wednesday it signed a partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide electric mobility and related infrastructure support to the United Nations’ food assistance agency.

Un…

Lee Joon-hwan claimed a bronze medal in the men’s -81-kilogram judo at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday for South Korea’s second medal in the sport here.

Lee, world No. 3, defeated the top-ranked Matthias Casse of Belgium in one of the two bronze medal…

Songkhla, Crime Suppression Division and Investigation Division 9 arrested a woman who owned a mule account. She planned to pretend to be a nail salon customer and lure her out to be arrested. She claimed she was unaware, but was tricked just like he…

Bangkok, The Minister of Education opened the International Council of Education meeting, inviting educational networks around the world to jointly elevate and develop education in a changing global environment.

The Office of the Education Council S…

Justice Minister Park Sung-jae said Wednesday that the questioning of first lady Kim Keon Hee outside the prosecution office was not a special favor and took place in accordance with relevant protocols.

Park made the remark as criticism has arisen a…

SK IE Technology Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net loss of 48 billion won (US$34.8 million), swinging from a profit of 37.1 billion won a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an operating loss of 58.7 b…