SEOUL– South Korea’s Unification Minister Lee In-young met Tuesday with a group of foreign envoys here and emphasized the urgency of resuming dialogue with North Korea, citing a host of looming uncertainties linked with major political events later th…
SEOUL– South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter net profit plunged 41 percent from a year earlier as extended chip shortages affected vehicle production and sales.Net profit for the three months ended in December came to 701.4 b…
SEOUL– An appeals court acquitted the mother-in-law of main opposition presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday, striking down a prison term handed by a lower court on charges of taking state health insurance benefits after illegally opening a …
SEJONG– South Korea remains committed to its policy of phasing out nuclear power plants as part of efforts to achieve carbon neutrality, the country’s energy minister said Tuesday.Moon Sung-wook, minister of trade, industry and energy, reaffirmed ther…
SEOUL– SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, said Tuesday it is building a new research and development (R&D) center near Seoul as part of efforts to further sharpen its technological edge in eco-friendly businesses.The 1-tri…
SEOUL– A South Korean entrepreneur was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday for selling a face recognition software program developed by North Korea here and leaking military secrets to Pyongyang.The businessman, surnamed Kim, who has offices …
SEOUL– South Korea reported an additional case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a chicken farm Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in poultry to 25 this winter season.The latest case occurred at a farm raising around 120,000 chickens in…
SEOUL– The wife of main opposition presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol submitted false records of her academic and career background on a job application sent to a local university in 2014, the education ministry said Tuesday following an inquiry.Kim…