South Korea’s industrial output rose for the fourth consecutive month in February on the back of increasing semiconductor production, but retail sales fell amid high inflation, data showed Friday.
Industrial output increased 1.3 percent on-month las…
Some candidates of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) called Friday for the government to take a flexible attitude in the number of medical school admissions it wants to increase, instead of pushing forward with its original plan of 2,000 additions….
Political parties intensified their election campaigns Friday, the second day of official campaigning for the April 10 general elections, primarily in the wider capital area that observers say is crucial for determining the election outcome.
The qua…
President Yoon Suk Yeol took part in an after-school program for first grade students Friday, a fulfillment of a promise to volunteer his services for the operation of a new state-backed child care initiative.
Yoon visited Ain Elementary School in H…
South Korea’s top diplomat will participate in a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) foreign ministers to be held in Belgium next week, his office said Friday.
Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul will attend the session set to open Wednesd…
A Seoul court rejected a bail request from Song Young-gil, a former head of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), who has been on trial over a cash-for-votes scandal surrounding the party’s 2021 leadership election.
Song filed for bail last mon…