South Korea cannot immediately ratify the Optional Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Torture because it may conflict with domestic law, the justice ministry said Friday.

The country delivered the position during a U.N. meeting held in Geneva, …

The knife attacker of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has appealed the 15-year prison term he received for the January stabbing in Busan that left Lee hospitalized, saying the punishment is too heavy.

The Busan District Court sentenced the 67-year-o…

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo called Friday for preparing against summer season natural disasters “to the point it seems excessive.”

Han’s remark came as record downpours drenched the country this week, leaving at least five people dead and forcing th…

Hin Lat Subdistrict Administrative Organization opens a check-in point, ‘Pathumma Flower Field,’ the Queen of the Rainforest or nicknamed ‘Siamese Tulips,’ which bloom in purple and white, covering the Bueng Thung Khong Public Park, covering an area …

Cyber police raided and arrested the girlfriend of a famous singer with 129 million views who posted a story with a link to a gambling website, earning 30,000 baht per month.

Due to the outbreak of football betting during the 2024 European Football …

President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government Friday to look into designating areas hit hard by recent deadly downpours as special disaster zones, his office said.

Yoon gave the instruction while flying home from Washington, where he attended a …

Sales of derivative-linked securities in South Korea dropped from three months earlier in the first quarter, data showed Friday, amid concerns over heavy losses for derivative products tracking Chinese stocks.

The combined value of equity-linked sec…

The minimum wage for next year was set at 10,030 won (US$7.30) per hour Friday, marking the first time the compulsory hourly minimum wage has surpassed the 10,000 won level.

The rate reached during the 11th plenary meeting of the Minimum Wage Commis…