President Lee Jae Myung has stressed the need for active fiscal spending in an era of slowed growth and reduced tax revenue.Presiding over a meeting on state finances Wednesday, ...

On August 15, the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day, a special ceremony will be held at Gwanghwamun Square in which citizens symbolically “appoint” President Lee Jae Myung, ...

The Ministry of Employment and Labor has announced plans to impose tougher penalties on companies that are involved in serious industrial accidents.Vice Minister Kwon ...

South Korean stocks snapped a three-day losing streak Wednesday, climbing more than one percent on hopes for a U.S. interest rate cut. Investor sentiment improved after ...

Heavy rain along with strong winds flooded homes and streets across Incheon on Wednesday, prompting almost 240 damage reports by 4 p.m., officials said.Roads near Incheon ...

The special counsel investigating former First Lady Kim Keon-hee attempted to seize the ruling People Power Party's membership list Wednesday as part of a probe into allegations ...

South Korea will conduct a two-month nationwide crackdown on drug distribution and smuggling from October to November, the government said Wednesday.The joint operation, ...

South Korea’s chief trade negotiator Yeo Han-koo pledged Tuesday to conclude follow-up talks on U.S. tariffs with the national interest as the foremost priority, vowing close ...

Landslide warnings and advisories have been issued for 13 cities, counties and districts in the capital region, with a landslide crisis alert at the “caution” level in place ...

The supermarket chain Homeplus, currently under court-led rehabilitation, will close 15 stores where rent negotiations have failed and offer unpaid leave to headquarters ...

Anchor: Former first lady Kim Keon-hee has been placed under pretrial detention as she faces allegations of stock manipulation, election meddling and bribery, after a Seoul ...

President Lee Jae Myung pledged to move beyond conflict and division toward national unity as he unveiled his administration’s five-year state affairs blueprint.Speaking ...