SEOUL, South Korean stocks traded lower late Wednesday morning due to losses from technology and automobile shares.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 10.13 points, or 0.41 percent, to 2,468.48 as of 11:20 a.m.

Tech shares led the…

SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol met with World Bank President Ajay Banga on Wednesday and discussed issues related to mental health, development aid and digital technology, Yoon’s office said.

Banga was in Seoul as part of a series of visits to World…

SEOUL, A handwritten Korean character was found on a ballistic missile Russia fired into Ukraine, a report showed Wednesday, adding to growing suspicions over arms transactions between North Korea and Russia amid their deepening military ties.

Earli…

SEOUL, An association of civic groups on Wednesday welcomed the South Korean government’s recommendation at a United Nations review session urging China to protect the human rights of North Korean defectors in the country.

On Tuesday, Yun Seong-deok…

SEOUL, Samsung Biologics Co. on Wednesday reported its 2023 net profit of 857.7 billion won (US$641.5 million), up 7.5 percent from a year earlier.

Operating income for the year was 1.11 trillion won, up 13.2 percent on-year, the company said in a r…

SEOUL, The preseason schedule in Seoul for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, the two Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs opening their new season in South Korea, was released Wednesday.

Coupang Play, a South Korean streaming service an…