SEOUL, The Army decided not to allow a former noncommissioned officer, who was forcibly discharged after sex reassignment surgery, to return to the military, officials said Friday. Byun Hee-soo, 22,...
SEOUL, Aramco Asia Korea Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi oil giant Aramco, announced Friday it has signed a partnership deal with a foundation to provide coding programs to...
SEOUL, South Korea’s state pension fund recorded the highest return rate in 10 years in 2019 amid bullish global stock markets and low interest rates, its operator said Friday. The...
SEOUL, South Korea’s average high temperature rose to 28 C last month, making it the hottest June on record since authorities began collecting relevant data in 1973, a government agency...
SEOUL, The southeastern city of Daegu was on high alert Friday after it reported its first double-digit number of new cases of coronavirus in about three months. The Korea Centers...
CHUNCHEON, South Korea, A court on Friday overruled a police decision to disclose the personal information of a suspect involved in a high-profile online sex crime case. The Chuncheon District...
SEOUL, South Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator Lee Do-hoon met with Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming on Friday and discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the Chinese envoy said. The meeting...
WASHINGTON, The top U.S. envoy for North Korea is due to visit South Korea next week amid stalled denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang, Reuters reported Friday. Deputy Secretary of...
SEOUL, The Supreme Prosecutors Office will hold internal discussions Friday with senior prosecutors nationwide on how to respond to Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae’s decision to command an investigation into an...
SEOUL, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun voiced alarm over the recent “unusual” spike in virus infections in the southwestern city of Gwangju Friday, presiding over the central government’s regular COVID-19 response...
SEOUL, South Korea’s average high temperature rose to 28 C last month, making it the hottest June on record since authorities began collecting relevant data in 1973, a government agency...
SEOUL, President Moon Jae-in instructed his aides Thursday to push urgently for legislation on imposing more taxes on property ownership, especially on those with high-priced or multiple apartments, as his...