SEOUL, A senior South Korean diplomat who previously served as the consul general in Sydney has been named to lead the negotiations with the United States on the sharing of costs for the upkeep of U.S. troops here, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.

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WASHINGTON/SEOUL, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed a new U.N. resident coordinator for North Korea in a personnel decision confirmed by the reclusive regime, his spokesperson said Monday.

Joe Colombano of Italy assumed his role o…

The new school year has now begun, with the fewest ever first graders – about 369,400 – starting the 12-year journey. Typical school hours will begin at 9 a.m. and end around 1 p.m., but many more first graders will be staying in school longer startin…

SEOUL, South Korea’s economy grew 1.4 percent last year, matching an earlier estimate, amid sluggish exports and tightening monetary policies around the globe, central bank data showed Tuesday.

The country’s real gross domestic product — a key measu…

SEOUL, South Korean biopharmaceutical firm Celltrion Inc. said Tuesday it will spend around 75 billion won (US$56.2 million) to buy back its shares as part of efforts to increase its shareholders’ value.

The buyback of a total of 425,985 shares worth…

SEOUL, A South Korean geoscience research institute said Tuesday it found a lithium deposit in Kazakhstan last year and plans to push for its development.

The deposit was found in a 1.6 kilometer-square area of pegmatites in eastern Kazakhstan, where…