Seven people were killed and 11 others injured following a fire at a hotel in Bucheon, just west of Seoul, on Thursday, the firefighting authorities said.
The fire began in a room on the eighth floor of the nine-story hotel at 7:39 p.m., leaving the…
Daewoo Engineering and Construction Co. said Thursday it will invest US$390 million in a new town development project in Vietnam’s Thai Binh province.
The company said it received approval on Aug. 14 from the provincial authorities for the right t…
President Yoon Suk Yeol hosted a dinner for all South Korean athletes who competed in the Paris Olympics on Thursday, giving them each a medal of gratitude on behalf of the nation.
“Our performance at the recent Olympics was the best ever at 32 meda…
The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 showed signs of abating, health authorities said Thursday.
Although the weekly number of COVID-19 inpatients grew last week, the growth rate of hospitalization plunged, according to the Korea Disease …
A South Korean expert on green growth has been named to lead the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), an international organization on sustainable growth for developing and emerging countries, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
A special GGGI comm…
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the postponement of scheduled events, including talks with ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon.
Lee, recently elected leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) for a s…
Naypyidaw: Myanmar’s junta strongman Min Aung Hlaing took a significant step closer to becoming the country’s civilian president after lawmakers nominated him for a three-way runoff, largely seen as a