The unification ministry said Friday it has approved a plan to spend 815 million won (US$592,000) this year to conduct a survey on the fate of South Korean families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.

The government plans to carry out the survey on…

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul stressed the importance of a mutually considerate attitude in bilateral ties with Japan as he met with the country’s new ambassador to South Korea, Koichi Mizushima, on Friday, Cho’s office said.

In their meeting, Cho sa…

July 5 – ‘Dr. Manoon’ emphasizes that it is time for Thailand to give importance to drowsy driving because the problem of drowsy driving is a major factor causing accidents.

Dr. Manoon Leechawengwong, President of the Don’t Drive Drowsy Fund, Ramath…

The Korea Communications Commission has gone through a fast-paced reshuffle of the top position this week, touching off a dispute over the broadcasting watchdog’s irregular and unilateral decision-making structure, amid concerns about its failure to …

Ask players or even the manager for the LG Twins to pick their team’s MVP for the first half of this Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season, and, to a man, they will point to sophomore reliever You Young-chan.

It’s not just that the right-hander h…

South Korea logged the largest current account surplus in 32 months in May on the back of a sharp rise in the trade surplus and increased dividend income, central bank data showed Friday.

The country’s current account surplus reached US$8.92 billion…

Foreign direct investment (FDI) pledges to South Korea fell 10.4 percent on-year in the first six months of this year amid economic uncertainties, data showed Friday.

The country received US$15.34 billion in FDI commitments in the January-June perio…

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will discuss ways with South Korea to build practical cooperation related to Ukraine, cyber and new technologies at the upcoming summit in Washington, its chief said Friday.

NATO Secretary General Jens …