SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- Former Justice Minister Kang Kum-sil has been appointed as South Korea's special ambassador for ...

South Korea remains on its list of countries to monitor for foreign exchange policies, along with nine other countries and regions, according to the Treasury Department's latest report. South Korea ...

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Friday as investors continued to scoop up chipmakers after they delivered strong quarterly and annual earnings, and painted a rosy picture ...

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance ministry said Friday the latest U.S. Treasury Department report reflects ...

A groundbreaking ceremony takes place in Unnyul, South Hwanghae Province, western North Korea, on Jan. 29, 2026, with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, to mark the start of construction of the year's ...

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a construction project, the first this year under his regional development drive, saying his ...

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it will start global sales of a new commercial e-paper display for businesses made with bio-based materials, featuring high resolution ...

S. Korea capable of taking primary responsibility to deter N.K. with 'critical, but more limited' U.S. support: NDS ...

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung warned Friday that South Korea's commitment to fighting transnational scam crimes targeting its nationals is not "empty talk," as South Korean ...

North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea holds a conference of the headquarters of its Central Committee in Pyongyang on ...

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output grew at the slowest pace in five years in 2025, despite strong ...

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- The central committee of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) has elected its ...