Experienced bureaucrat tapped for agriculture minister
SEOUL– Agricultural Minister nominee Chung Hwang-keun is known for devising major policies on how to advance the agricultural industry and rural villages while spending most
SEOUL– Agricultural Minister nominee Chung Hwang-keun is known for devising major policies on how to advance the agricultural industry and rural villages while spending most
SEOUL– With the National Assembly apparently moving toward potentially offering the singers of K-pop group BTS exemptions from their mandatory military service, supporters and skeptics
SEOUL– Labor Minister nominee Lee Jeong-sik is a veteran labor activist who previously served as secretary-general of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), one
SEOUL– A U.N. Security Council committee has granted a sanctions waiver for a South Korean civic group to send coal briquette machines to North Korea
SEOUL– Chung Bora, author of “Cursed Bunny,” shortlisted for this year’s International Booker Prize, on Thursday expressed her gratitude for the larger-than-expected love and critical
UIJEONGBU, South Korea– A 40-something photographer has been booked for police investigation on charges of entering Ukraine without government permission, officials said Thursday.The man entered
SEOUL– South Korea’s total population has started to decline amid low childbirths, but the number of foreigners here is forecast to continue to increase to
SEOUL– South Korea’s exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products jumped 34 percent in March from a year earlier on strong demand for chips
SEOUL– South Korea’s central bank raised its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point Thursday to the highest level in about three years to
SEOUL– South Korean stocks closed largely unchanged Thursday as high-flying inflation is balanced against eased concerns over faster-than-expected rate hikes. The Korean won rose against