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North Korea's ruling Workers' Party convened a meeting of its Central Military Commission to...

GS Retail said Tuesday its net losses deepened in the fourth quarter from a year earlier on foreign exchange losses and an asset impairment of its affiliates....

A court ruled Tuesday that the Korean government must compensate a Vietnamese victim who sued the government for damages related to a massacre of Vietnamese civilians by Korean marines during the Vietnam War....

Models pose in front of Lotteria's new Jeonju bibimbap rice burgers at a Lotteria store in Hongdae, western Seoul, on Tuesday morning. The rice burger transforms one of Korea's traditional foods into a burger and is the first of its kind in seven....

President Yoon Suk Yeol stressed the need to drastically change the...

Jeju Air, Korea's biggest low-cost carrier, said Tuesday it shifted to a net profit in the fourth quarter as eased Covid-19 restrictions unleashed pent-up travel demand....

Hanwha Aerospace signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Romania's state-run defense company to export its K9 self-propelled howitzer and infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), the Korean engine and arms manufacturer announced Tuesday....

The exchange rate is volatile again as the pace of economic growth in the United States remains a point of contention amongst economists and investors....

KB Financial Group Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo speaks at a corporate event in Gwnagjin District, eastern Seoul, in July. [YONHAP]...

A person enters Galleria Department Store's Gangnam branch in southern Seoul on Tuesday....

Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung will appear at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office at around 11 a.m. Friday to answer questions regarding the Daejang-dong development project, a DP spokesperson said Tuesday....

Samsung Electronics started accepting early orders for its new flagship line — the Galaxy S23 series — Tuesday, but online malls saw an unusually subdued reception due to the line's higher price tag and the overall dwindling demand....

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, center, inspects a production line for panels for the company's QD-OLED Display at Samsung Display's Asan factory in Asan, South Chungcheong, on Tuesday. The QD-OLED Display deploys a blue......

Korea may lift its suspension on issuing short-term visas to Chinese nationals earlier than planned, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced Tuesday....

Eight received the lowest grade of C includng the Korea Communications Commissions and the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission. The National Police Agency also got the lowest score on its mishandling of the Itaewon tragedy....

Construction projects are being delayed or halted as the market is replete with unsold units. In December, 68,000 were awaiting buyers, up 10,000 from the previous month, according to the stry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Jan. 31....

SK On, its battery-making subsidiary, failed to turn a profit....

Sejong Center for the Performing Arts is celebrating 45 years of history. And although it has six resident companies, the center's CEO Ahn Ho-sang wants to ask: How many Seoulites have been to one of those in-house performances over the past 45 ......

Stocks rose Tuesday as investors picked up big-cap tech bargains following a sharp fall the previous session. The local currency fell against the dollar. The Kospi added 13.52 points, or 0.55 percent, to 2,451.71. Trading volume was moderate at......

GM Korea introduced its Sierra pickup truck Tuesday, the first model released in the Korean market under its premium GMC brand....

From left, actors Kim You-jung, Jung So-min and Chae Soo-bin pose during Tuesday's press conference for the play "Shakespeare in Love," currently being staged at the Seoul Arts Center's CJ Towol Theater in Seocho District, southern Seoul. ...

Korea will send a team of around 110 disaster relief personnel and emergency medical supplies by a military transport aircraft after a devastating earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday....

Sales from Korea's independent video production companies exceeded 4.5 trillion won ($3.58 billion) in 2021, the Korea Creative Content Agency announced Tuesday. Sales from independent video production increased 15.6 percent on year, while exports......

Netflix app usage in Korea hit the highest ever in January amid the success of the streaming platform's original series "The Glory," according to data analysis company WiseApp and Wise Retail ......

Leeds United sacked struggling manager Jesse Marsch on Monday, likely also ending the rumored interest the club had in acquiring Korean midfielder Hwang Hee-chan this summer....

Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi and actor Lee Da-in will tie the knot on April 7, according to a handwritten letter uploaded on Lee's Instagram Tuesday. The two have been in a relationship for three years ......

Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate added new foreign player Ivonne Montano to their squad on Monday after dropping Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani due to injury....

The couple that hosted a Korean group stuck in a blizzard near Buffalo, New York, will travel to Korea on May 14 for a weeklong trip sponsored by the Korea Tourism Organizaion (KTO), the organization announced Monday....

Korea's first opponent after the 2022 Qatar World Cup will be Colombia, the Korea Football Association (KFA) announced Monday....

From left, German Ambassador to Korea Michael Reiffenstuel, Park Kyung-mee, chief of staff of the speaker of the National Assembly, Israeli Ambassador to Korea Akiva Tor and U.S. Ambassador to Korea Philip Goldberg attend the annual......

Korea University has a huge campus made even larger by the university hospital located next door. Hungry students and visitors do not have to look far to find something for lunch, with the alleys near the campus filled with a range of restaurants....

Korean shipbuilders fell far behind the Chinese competition in winning vessel orders in January amid shrinking global demand, industry data showed Tuesday....

Kakao bought 9.05 percent of SM Entertainment for 217.2 billion won ($172.8 million) to become the second-largest shareholder of the K-pop company, the two companies said Tuesday. The tech company bought 1.23 million newly-issued shares at ......

This will be his third visit to the prosecutors and the second regarding the Daejang-dong investigation. The Daejang-dong case resolves around an alleged profiteering scheme when Lee was Seongnam's mayor....

A court sentenced Jeon Joo-hwan, the man accused of stalking and murdering a former coworker at Sindang Station in Seoul, to 40 years of prison Tuesday....

The musical "Beethoven Secret," which premiered last month in southern Seoul, seemed to be set up for the perfect success. It was written by a globally-renowned writer, produced by one of the country's biggest musical companies, and starred to...

Metaverse developer VA Corporation's subsidiary Mopac changed its name to VA Studio and appointed new chairman Lee Kui-han in a move to go global and focus on content production technology. VA Studio is a visual effects studio......

As the animated film of popular Japanese sports manga...

Kakao Pay, the online payment unit of Korean tech company Kakao, said Tuesday it swung to the black last year thanks to increased financial income....

Foreign consumers are returning to purchase luxury good in department stores as Covid-19 regulations ease....

Girl group Billlie will come back with a new EP in late March, according to its agency Mystic Story on Tuesday. The upcoming EP will be the girl group's fourth EP, after "the Billage of perception: chapter two" released in August last ......

President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered the government Tuesday to quickly send rescue workers and medical supplies using Korean military aircraft after a devastating earthquake hit Turkey....

Fried chicken franchise Genesis BBQ's 33.5 percent salary hike for new employees has attracted around 2,500 jobseekers....

The United States is not seeking confrontation with North Korea and is open to discussions with the reclusive state, according to an unnamed source from the White House National Security Council quoted by Reuters....

Korea will extend foreign exchange trading hours as part of the effort to improve the country's financial markets....

North Korea has convened a meeting of the ruling party's central military commission to discuss ways to expand operational combat drills and...

BSS, boy band Seventeen's three-member subunit, sold 478,000 copies of its first single "Second Wind" on the first day of its release, the band's agency Pledis Entertainment announced Tuesday. The single ......

SK Innovation's net profit surged 307.4 percent to 1.99 trillion won ($1.6 billion) last year compared to the previous year, boosted by high oil prices....

Prosecutors have summarily indicted a former Foreign Ministry employee on charges of attempting to sell BTS member Jungkook's lost hat online for 10 million won ($7,950), legal sources said Tuesday....

Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday as investors picked up tech companies following deep losses in the previous session....