SEOUL, South Korea’s unification ministry said Wednesday it is closely reviewing legal aspects needed to sue North Korea over its illegal operation of the now-shuttered joint industrial complex in the North’s border city of Kaesong.
The Donga Ilbo, …
SEOUL, The following are the major cultural and tourist festivals to be held in South Korea in February.
* Yeongdeok Daege Festival
When: Feb. 29-March 3
Where: Yeongdeok, North Gyeongsang Province
Visitors will be able to catch, buy and eat “dae…
SEOUL, A labor union comprising workers of four Samsung Group affiliates will officially set sail next month, industry sources said Wednesday.
The unionized workers held their first intercompany labor union meeting earlier in the day to make an inte…
SEOUL, Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung called Wednesday for the government to restore the hotline with North Korea to reduce tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula as a series of weapons tests and bellicose rhetoric raised concerns about war.
Lee,…
SEOUL, A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck waters off the southern island of Jeju on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of damage.
The quake occurred at 5:36 p.m. in waters about 62 kilometers northeast of Ieodo, a submerged rock south of J…
SEOUL, South Korean stocks lost ground late Wednesday morning, hurt by declines in semiconductor stocks after Samsung Electronics reported its fourth-quarter earnings.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had fallen 5.00 points, or 0.20 p…
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