KUALA LUMPUR, Freelance media practitioners' concerns regarding their welfare during field assignments have been addressed with contributions from the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) under the Self-Employment Social Security Scheme (SESSS). Mohd...

This year's ceremony to mark the anniversary of Korea's independence from Japan's 36-year colonial rule will vividly illustrate the deep and unjust divisions that have affected the nation. The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and five ...

Japan along with South Korea's top ally, the United States, is set to come under new leadership. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced he would not bid in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election in September. This means th...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday congratulated South Korea on marking the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule, reaffirming the two nations' "ironclad" alliance. In a statement, Blinken said, "On behal...

Independence activist groups and opposition parties were set to boycott the government's ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of Liberation Day on Thursday in protest over the appointment of a new president of the Independence Hall of Korea. The Her...

Major companies in South Korea saw their second-quarter operating income more than double from a year earlier, driven by strong performances in the semiconductor sector, a corporate tracker said Thursday. The combined net profits of the 334 companies...