South Korea pledges 45% increase in World Bank fund contribution SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has pledged a 45% increase in the country’s contribution to the World... Published 19 Nov, 2024 12:32pm
Business & Finance Kia sees near-term market challenges but sticks to 1.6mn annual EV sales target by 2030 TAIPEI: South Korean car maker Kia expects challenging market conditions in the near term due in part to... Published 14 Nov, 2024 12:19pm
World South Korea says North Korean soldiers are fighting Ukraine forces SEOUL: North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat operations against Ukraine alongside their Russian allies, South... Published 13 Nov, 2024 04:49pm
World US aircraft carrier joins military drills with South Korea and Japan SEOUL: South Korea’s military said it will hold a three-day joint exercise with the United States and Japan starting... Published 13 Nov, 2024 12:18pm
Sports Japan, South Korea face away tests on road to 2026 World Cup HONG KONG: Japan can take a major step towards the 2026 World Cup over the next week if they can negotiate away... Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:54pm
World North Korea launches GPS interference, South Korea’s military says SEOUL: North Korea staged GPS interference on Friday and Saturday, affecting the operations of ships and private... Published 09 Nov, 2024 11:01am
World US bomber joins air drill with South Korea, Japan SEOUL: South Korea, Japan, and the United States on Sunday conducted a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber,... Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am
Business & Finance South Korea export growth hits 7 month low amid US election uncertainty SEOUL: South Korea’s export growth slowed to a seven-month low in October, below market expectations, in a sign that... Published 01 Nov, 2024 11:26am
World North Korea says test-fire ‘perfected’ new solid-fuel ICBM SEOUL: North Korea’s latest weapons test “perfected” its newest and most advanced solid-fuel intercontinental... Published 01 Nov, 2024 10:21am
Business & Finance Samsung Q3 operating profits soar to $6.6bn, miss forecast SEOUL: South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said Thursday that its operating profits soared 277 percent on-year to... Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am
World North Korea leader says longest ICBM test ‘appropriate military action’ against enemies SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea said it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, upgrading what it called... Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:16am
World South Korea condemns North Korea for firing ICBM SEOUL: South Korea’s National Security Council (NSC) said on Thursday North Korea had again violated UN Security... Published 31 Oct, 2024 10:09am
World North Korea may launch ICBM in November, launcher ready, South Korea says SEOUL: North Korea has moved a launcher in place after completing preparations to launch an intercontinental... Published 30 Oct, 2024 10:46am
World North Korean leader Kim inspects missile bases, ballistic weapons SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a strategic missile base, state media said Wednesday, releasing... Published 23 Oct, 2024 12:30pm
Markets Qatar LNG sales to key Asian markets confronted by US-UAE rivalry DOHA: Qatar is finding it hard to agree new deals to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan and South Korea as... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
World North Korea says it recovered crashed South Korean military drone SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday it had discovered the remains of a crashed South Korean military drone,... Published 19 Oct, 2024 10:05am
World North Korean troops in Russia readying for combat in Ukraine war, South Korea says SEOUL: North Korea has shipped 1,500 special forces troops to Russia’s far east for training and acclimatizing at... Updated 18 Oct, 2024 11:07pm
World North Korea’s Kim Jong Un calls South Korea a foreign, hostile country SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has described South Korea is a foreign and hostile nation, state media KCNA... Published 18 Oct, 2024 10:46am
Markets South Korea’s KFA bought 65,000 metric tons corn in private deal HAMBURG: The Korea Feed Association (KFA) in South Korea purchased about 65,000 metric tons of animal feed corn... Published 17 Oct, 2024 11:28am
World North Korea’s Kim holds security meeting over drone flights SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a top national security meeting to direct a plan of “immediate... Published 15 Oct, 2024 12:38pm
World South Korea military says ‘fully ready’ as drone tensions soar SEOUL: South Korea’s military said Monday it was “fully ready” to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the... Published 14 Oct, 2024 11:06am
World Russia calls US actions in Asia ‘destructive’ at ASEAN summit VIENTIANE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday called US actions in Asia “destructive”, accusing... Published 11 Oct, 2024 12:36pm
World Seoul confirms North Korean defection as Pyongyang seals border SEOUL: A suspected North Korean defector crossed the de facto western maritime border last month and is now in the... Published 11 Oct, 2024 10:53am
Life & Style Han Kang wins South Korea’s first literature Nobel STOCKHOLM: Author Han Kang on Thursday became the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for her... Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am
World Kremlin dismisses reports of North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed South Korean assertions that North Korea may have sent some military... Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:09pm
World South Korea unveils ‘monster missile’ at revived annual military parades SEOUL: South Korea showcased a ballistic missile capable of carrying an eight-ton warhead and featured a flypast of... Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:33pm
World China says US missile deployment in Philippines undermines peace SHANGHAI: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the US deployment of intermediate-range missiles in the Philippines... Published 29 Sep, 2024 09:56am
World South Korea surges in UN innovation index GENEVA: South Korea made the biggest jump among the world’s 10 most innovative economies in the UN’s annual... Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am
World North Korea may be able to produce double-digit number of nuclear weapons, South Korean lawmaker says SEOUL: North Korea has enough plutonium and uranium to produce at least a double-digit number of nuclear weapons,... Published 26 Sep, 2024 11:38am
World Trash balloons sent by North Korea cause regular disruptions at Seoul’s airports SEOUL: South Korea has been forced to repeatedly shut down runways at the two main airports for the capital Seoul... Published 25 Sep, 2024 10:28am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points