South Korean stocks got off to a strong start Friday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index jumped 31.68 points, or 1.3 percent, to 2,471.72 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
Overnight, all three…
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui returned home Friday after a visit to Moscow that involved a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid deepening military cooperation between the two countries.
The delegation led by Choe arrived v…
Actor, director and former Culture Minister Kim Myung-gon has been indicted for alleged sexual misconduct, judicial officials said Friday.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office indicted Kim, 71, without physical detention on charges of inde…
The DP raises conspiracy without any proof
The majority Democratic Party (DP) is framing the terrorist attack on its leader Lee Jae-myung last month as a conspiracy. The move has been initiated by Lee himself this time. After returning to work on We…
Hostile rhetoric crosses line
More diplomatic approaches needed to ease tensions
In a strongly-worded statement, North Korea is heightening tensions on the Korean Peninsula by issuing threats to occupy South Korea in the event of a war. North Korea…
The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) held closed-door consultations on North Korea-related issues on Thursday, sources said, amid tensions heightened by Pyongyang’s recent launch of a claimed hypersonic missile and its hardening rhetoric against Seoul.
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