President Yoon Suk Yeol will create a new senior presidential secretary position to help tackle the country’s low birth rate, his office said Monday.
During a weekly meeting with his senior secretaries, Yoon called for preparations to establish a ne…
President Yoon Suk Yeol held a dinner meeting with the new leadership of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Monday, officials said.
The meeting, held at the presidential residence, was attended by new interim leader Hwang Woo-yea and Choo Kyung-…
KEPCO Plant Service and Engineering Co. on Monday reported its first-quarter net income of 43.6 billion won (US$31.8 million), down 5.3 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 52.2 billion won in operatin…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed hope Monday that bilateral relations with South Korea will develop further “without interference,” saying the current difficulties in the ties do not serve the common interest of the two countries.
Wang mad…
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met with the Slovak foreign minister in Seoul on Monday to discuss their bilateral ties and regional issues, Han’s office said.
During the meeting with Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar, Han requested exceptional atten…
South Korea and Malaysia extended their currency swap agreement for a period of three years Monday, Seoul’s finance ministry said.
Under the renewed deal, the central banks of the two nations were allowed to exchange up to 5 trillion won (US$3.65 bi…
K-pop group Zerobaseone is back with its third EP, led by a bubbly summery song, and is confident that the song will be the soundtrack to everyone’s summer.
“This song is a perfect blend of refreshing music and powerful performances that goes very w…
Household loans extended by banks in South Korea rebounded in April, led by a rise in mortgage loan growth, central bank data showed Monday amid an extended restrictive monetary policy mode.
Banks’ outstanding household loans had come to 1,103.6 tri…