SEOUL– Samsung Electronics Co. launched its latest foldable smartphones in some 40 countries Friday, hoping the new products could jump-start the lackluster global smartphone sales amid high inflation.The world’s largest smartphone maker said the Gala…
SEOUL– South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju will adopt an e-travel authorization system for foreign arrivals from visa-free nations starting next month, officials said Friday.The plan to introduce the Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-E…
SEOUL– POSCO Holdings Co., the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker by output, said Friday it has completed the construction of a used secondary battery recycling plant in Poland as part of its push to expand its presence in the burgeoning sector.The Pola…
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol said Friday he will continue to push for deregulation to help create an environment where businesses can invest and grow freely.Yoon made the remark as he presided over the first meeting on regulatory innovation and stra…
DAEGU– A court slapped a 15 million-won (US$11,240) fine Friday on a U.S. soldier who injured two people in a motorcycle accident and fled.The accident occurred on a road in Daegu, about 290 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on April 2.The 38-year-old U….
SEOUL– The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) revised its charter Friday to allow the cancellation of party membership suspension for those indicted for corruption charges amid criticism it is aimed at protecting upcoming party chair Lee Jae-myung….
SEOUL– A right-wing author has apologized after he said two well-known politicians of the ruling People Power Party are not enough to give the party an image of “youthfulness” and “beautiful women.”E Ji-sung, best-selling author and the husband of ren…
SEOUL– Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup visited an Army unit just south of Seoul on Friday to encourage South Korean and U.S. troops engaging in a combined military exercise.Lee met the troops at the Ground Component Command, a wartime unit formed to con…