SEOUL– South Korea’s Industry Minister Lee Chang-yang has called for deeper bilateral cooperation in the nuclear power generation field with Poland, as Seoul seeks to participate in the European nation’s new reactor construction project, his office sa…
SEOUL– Online shopping in South Korea continued to increase in May as the lifting of virus curbs bolstered demand for travel and cultural services and foodstuffs, data showed Friday.The value of online shopping transactions stood at 17.3 trillion won …
SEOUL– Heavy rains that pounded the country this week have killed at least three people, and flooded houses and farmland nationwide, officials said Friday.A man in his 90s was killed when the roof of his house collapsed in the central city of Gongju o…
SEOUL– Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) said Friday it has clinched a 182.1 billion-won (US140 million) order from an Oceanian shipping company to build one liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., a KSO…
SEOUL– Rival political parties traded allegations and counter allegations Friday over the 2020 death of a fisheries official at the hands of North Korea, accusing the previous and incumbent presidential offices of misrepresenting investigation results…
SEOUL– South Korea reported more than 9,500 new coronavirus cases Friday, as the virus seemed poised to gain ground again after months of declining cases.The country added 9,528 new COVID-19 infections, including 146 cases from overseas, bringing the …
SEOUL– South Korean stocks swung to losses late Friday morning as investors took to the sidelines on woes over a recession.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 7.61 points, or 0.33 percent, to trade at 2,325.03 points as of 11:…
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol returned home from Spain on Friday after attending the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit and holding a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings on the sidelines on his first overseas trip as president…