SEOUL, South Korea and the United States announced Tuesday their chief negotiators for talks on the sharing of the costs for the upkeep of U.S. troops stationed here, heralding the launch of the crucial talks soon.
Lee Tae-woo, a senior diplomat and …
SEOUL, Defense Minister Shin Won-sik on Tuesday called for active care for civilian patients at military hospitals amid an ongoing mass walkout by trainee doctors at general hospitals.
Shin made the call in his visit to a military hospital in Daejeon…
SEOUL, A group of South Korean researchers, known for its controversial claim of creating the room-temperature superconductor LK-99, has newly unveiled its discovery of a new superconductor.
At an American Physical Society (APS) session in Minneapoli…
SEOUL, A South Korean geoscience research institute said Tuesday it found a lithium deposit in Kazakhstan last year and plans to push for its development.
The deposit was found in a 1.6 kilometer-square area of pegmatites in eastern Kazakhstan, where…
SEOUL, South Korean builders’ business sentiment rebounded in February from a month earlier on seasonal factors, but it remained subpar, a poll showed Tuesday.
The country’s construction business survey index (CBSI) came to 72 last month, up 5 points…
SEOUL, Some medical school professors shaved their heads or tendered resignations on Tuesday in protest over the government’s plan to increase the medical school enrollment quota, as the strike by about 9,000 trainee doctors entered its third week and…
SEOUL, South Korea’s trade ministry said Tuesday it has discussed ways to utilize a recently-struck free trade agreement (FTA) with a group of Arab countries, as Seoul seeks to diversify its trade destinations.
Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo met ambass…
SEOUL, A trade association kicked off on Tuesday with the aim of enhancing economic connections between South Korea and Saudi Arabia, as the two countries seek to strengthen collaboration in various areas, including the Neom city project.
The Korea-S…