1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (103+ words) [Domestic]: Unionized workers of Seoul's intracity buses voted to launch a strike to demand for a wage increase. The union said that of its 18-thousand-296 members, 16-thousand-716 of them cast their ballot on Friday, with 96-point-25 percent of them voting…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (102+ words) [Politics]: President Lee Jae Myung will host the first South Korea-Central Asia summit on Wednesday. Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a statement on Friday that the summit is an important starting point to broaden South Korea’s diplomatic horizons at…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (89+ words) [Economy]: The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index dropped 124-point-01 points, or one-point-76 percent, on Friday to close at six-thousand-909-point-91. The tech-heavy KOSDAQ lost 16-point-28 points, or one-point-95 percent, to close at 820-point-64. The South Korean won weakened against…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (100+ words) [Politics]: Main opposition People Power Party floor leader Jeong Jeom-sig says Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won should face a parliamentary investigation, not a confirmation hearing. He said at a party meeting on Friday that the allegations against Kim aren’t simply…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (104+ words) [Politics]: Ruling Democratic Party chief Kim Min-seok has stuck by the nomination of Rep. Kim Seung-won, who is under fire for alleged illegal lobbying, as justice minister. The party chief said during a Supreme Council meeting on Friday that the…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (109+ words) [Economy]: South Korea's exports reached a new high during the first ten days of September, surging more than 80 percent year-on-year, fueled by a sustained increase in semiconductor deliveries. Provisional data from the Korea Customs Service on Friday showed exports rose…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (105+ words) [Politics]: Police have launched an investigation into allegations that Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won had solicited state approval for a clinical trial of a COVID-19 treatment drug in 2021. The Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station on Friday is set to question Lee…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (88+ words) [Economy]: The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 231-point-42 points, or three-point-29 percent, on Friday to open at six-thousand-802-point-five. The tech-heavy KOSDAQ dropped 20-point-one points, or two-point-39 percent, to 816-point-91 as of 9 a.m.[more...] KOSPI Opens 3.29% Lower on Friday…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (114+ words) [Politics]: Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan has arrived in the United States to finalize negotiations for South Korea's pledged investment in America. After landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Thursday, Kim told South Korean reporters that he…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (108+ words) [Domestic]: A new penalty system will go into effect on Friday, making it possible for companies that leak personal information to face fines equivalent to ten percent of total sales if the leaks are repeated or if they affect ten…...