A major civic organization was formed, Friday, to confront Korea's urgent declining birthrate issue. However, political parties have not yet advanced in their efforts to create a dedicated ministry that could more effectively address this critical de...

SK Innovation Co. and its energy affiliate SK E and S Co. were set to hold shareholder meetings Tuesday to vote on a proposed merger that would create a major energy company in South Korea. Last month, the boards of SK Innovation and SK E and S appr...

Hanam Mayor Lee Hyun-jae started his career as an official at the Ministry of Trade and Resources in the past. He later took up key posts, including the office in charge of electricity, at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and served as chai...

South Korean shares opened lower Tuesday, tracking an overnight tech slide on Wall Street. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 11.74 points, or 0.44 percent, to 2,686.27 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Overnight, major ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday called on member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to spend at least 3 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) on their defense, calling the current 2 percent gui...

KUALA LUMPUR, A security guard and his wife were charged in the Selayang Magistrate's Court here today with murdering the woman's eight-year-old daughter about two weeks ago. Mamad Zulhelmy Amirrudin, 29, who is a security guard, and housewife Norfa...