Nat’l Assembly passes $17.7 bil. extra budget bill to mitigate fallout from Mideast war
The National Assembly on Friday approved a 26.2 trillion-won ($17.7 billion) extra budget bill in an effort to cope with the economic fallout from the...
Author : Claire R. Peck
N. Korean leader Kim meets China’s top diplomat in Pyongyang: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang on Friday, China’s Xinhua News Agency reported. Wang called for Beijing...
With inheritance tax paid, Samsung chairman set to expedite future investment
With the Samsung Group owner family set to complete one of the largest inheritance tax payments in Korea’s history, Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong...
Iran supreme leader says Hormuz Strait’s management will enter new phase
CAIRO – Iran will move the management of the strategic Strait of Hormuz into a new phase, its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on...
Financial watchdog orders Hanwha Solutions to submit revised share issue plan
Korea’s financial regulator on Thursday ordered Hanwha Solutions to submit a revised filing over its plan to issue 2.4 trillion won ($1.6 billion) worth of...
Korea to send special envoy to Iran to discuss Middle East situation: foreign ministry
Korea will dispatch a special envoy to Iran to study the situation in the Middle East, as contradictory reports from the U.S. and Iran about...
ENHYPEN’s Heeseung rebrands as EVAN after exit, unveils raw new identity
Former ENHYPEN member Heeseung has taken a striking turn in his career, reintroducing himself as a solo artist under a new name — EVAN. The...
BTS to begin largest K-pop world tour in Goyang
South Korean boy band BTS will kick off its new world tour “ARIRANG” in Goyang on Thursday, launching what is expected to be the largest...
Israel strikes central Beirut without warning after saying Iran ceasefire doesn’t apply there
BEIRUT — Israeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut Wednesday afternoon without warning, hours after a ceasefire was announced in...
Court dismisses North Jeolla governor’s injunction request over party expulsion
A court on Wednesday dismissed an injunction request by North Jeolla Province Gov. Kim Kwan-young to suspend his expulsion by the ruling Democratic Party of...