SEOUL– South Korea said Thursday it will apply artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to the traffic system to try to reduce the number of traffic-related deaths.The move is part of the transport ministry’s comprehensive five-year bas…
SEOUL– The usually reliable midfielder Hwang In-beom committed a rare gaffe against Brazil in a friendly match last week, which directly resulted in a goal during a 5-1 defeat for South Korea.Taking the “glass half full” mindset on Thursday, the eve o…
SEOUL– Rhyu Si-min, a former health minister and an influential liberal commentator, was sentenced to a fine of 5 million won (US$4,000) by a court Thursday for defamatory comments made years ago about Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon.The Seoul Weste…
SEOUL– South Korean underwear company Ssangbangwool said Thursday it has submitted a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire SsangYong Motor Co. with an auction scheduled later this month to find a new investor.SsangYong’s lead manager EY Hanyoung accountin…
GANGNEUNG, South Korea– A court sentenced a 60-year-old man to 12 years in prison Thursday for starting a fire that left more than 4,000 hectares of woodland on the east coast devastated in March.The man, surnamed Lee, allegedly set fire to a forest i…
SEOUL– South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup departed for Singapore on Thursday to attend an annual security forum, where North Korea’s military threats, Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s assertiveness are expected to take center stage.The thre…
SEOUL– Seoul shares fell for a third straight session Thursday, largely as investors took to the sidelines ahead of the release of U.S. inflation data later this week and amid woes over an economic slowdown. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar…
Foreign minister Park Jin will visit the United States next week for his first trip to Washington since taking office.Ministry spokesperson Choi Young-sam said on Thursday that Park will visit Washington D.C. from Sunday to Wednesday at the invitation …