South Korea’s top military officer has called for “seamless” surveillance as he visited units on the western coast, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday, in the wake of North Korea’s recent artillery firing.

JCS Chairman Adm. Kim Myung-soo in…

South Korea’s unification minister on Friday appointed renowned sculptor Yoo Keun-sang as a special adviser for an envisioned center designed to shed light on North Korea’s dire human rights situation.

Under the 26 billion won (US$19.8 million) proj…

The government vowed Friday to step up the monitoring of the real estate project financing (PF) market amid potential insolvency risks and concerns as Taeyoung Engineering and Construction Co. won support from creditors to start a debt restructurin…

Accumulative sales of eco-friendly vehicles produced by Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s leading automakers, are expected to exceed 1 million units in the first quarter, according to the companies Friday.

Accumulative sales of eco-frie…

South Korea has shown growing signs of an economic recovery led by exports, though domestic demand remains weak, the finance ministry said Friday.

“Signs of an economic recovery centering on exports have been rising, and inflationary pressure has be…

North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations has dismissed the claim that Russia launched North Korean missiles into Ukraine in its war against the country as a “groundless accusation,” Pyongyang’s state media said Friday.

Ambassador Kim Song made…