Bangkok, The Meteorological Department warns the North, Northeast and East to prepare for heavy rain from the influence of the tropical storm “Phra Pirun”, which may cause flash floods and forest runoff.

The Meteorological Department revealed that t…

The nominee to head the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said Monday that the authorities would manage rising household loans amid concerns that such fast-rising loans could hurt economic recovery and the financial system.

“We are in a situation …

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Policy consistency matters to seize golden opportunity from global nuclear push

South Korea becoming a preferred bidder to build two nuclear reactors in the Czech Republic is a remarkable, much-needed feat.

The ne…

Seoul shares fell over 1.3 percent late Monday morning, as institutions and foreign investors unloaded chip, battery and other blue chips across the board.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had tumbled 38.70 points, or 1.38 percent, to…

Seoul shares fell more than 1 percent Monday, hit by declines in semiconductor stocks. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) tumbled 31.95 points, or 1.14 percent, to close at 2,763….

Hospitals started hiring about 7,700 trainee doctors on Monday, although some medical professors have warned of boycotting their training programs in protest of the government’s push for accepting the resignations of striking trainees.

Monthslong st…

Kim Min-ki, a singer, composer and playwright who nurtured countless talented artists while operating an iconic theater on Seoul’s vibrant Daehangno theater street for more than 30 years, died Sunday after a battle with stomach cancer. He was 73.

Ki…

Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun on Monday expressed gratitude to Ivan Jancarek, the Czech ambassador to Seoul, for Prague’s selection of the South Korean consortium as the preferred bidder for the European nation’s nuclear plant project.

Ahn made the…