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By Oh Seok-min and Kim Na-young

SEOUL, A nationwide strike by doctors

GWANGJU, A group of South Korean victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor won another damages suit against a Japanese company Thursday.

The Gwangju District Court

SEOUL, South Korean champions Ulsan HD FC defeated the Japanese side Ventforet Kofu 3-0 in the first leg of the round of 16 at the

WASHINGTON, The U.S. National Security Council (NSC) remains “fundamentally engaged” in a key South Korea-U.S. nuclear deterrence dialogue platform, its top security official said Wednesday,

SEOUL, Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s dominant mobile messenger app, said Thursday its net loss widened in the fourth quarter from a year

SEOUL, Container shipping costs from South Korea to Europe soared more than 70 percent last month amid escalating tensions in the Red Sea, data showed

SEOUL, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for using force against South Korean vessels violating its waters, state media said Thursday, amid concern the

WASHINGTON, South Korea established diplomatic relations with Cuba on Wednesday, its mission to the United Nations said, in a surprise announcement that could pose a