Seoul: South Korean stocks opened higher Wednesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street driven by rate cut hopes. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 25.68 points, or

Seoul: Won Min-kyong, a prominent human rights lawyer known for her specialization in family law and women’s rights, has been nominated to head the gender equality and family ministry.

Washington: The United States’ efforts to enhance operational flexibility of its troops in South Korea and rework the bilateral alliance to deter China may figure prominently in the upcoming summit

Seoul: South Korean bond yields experienced different movements across various tenures on August 13, 2025. The yields for shorter-term bonds generally declined, while some longer-term bond yields showed a slight

Seoul: South Korea’s exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products jumped 14.5 percent from a year earlier in July on record-high performance of chips, data showed Wednesday. Outbound shipments

Seoul: President Lee Jae Myung nominated new education and gender equality ministers as well as the heads of the nation’s corporate watchdog and financial regulator Wednesday, the presidential office said.