As Korea’s minimum wage moves through the 10,000 won ($6.70) range, the focus of debate is shifting from raising the wage to expanding its coverage. This year, whether delivery riders, courier drivers ...

Sugar, alcohol and caffeine are falling out of favor with younger consumers, and the food and beverage industry is racing to keep up. From low-sugar snacks to lighter alcoholic drinks and ...

The author is a former emeritus professor of history at Konkuk University. Watching an elderly woman dozing on the floor of a crowded hospital ward as she tends to her ailing husband, one cannot help ...

Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts put in a call to their friends aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday as they headed home from the moon. It was the ...

A massive fire at an auto parts manufacturer in Daedeok District, Daejeon, on Friday left 14 people dead and 60 others injured, which is a tragedy. The fact that many of the 170 employees failed to ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought to reaffirm her alliance with President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president this week seemed to complain that Japan was among the nations that ...

On Jan. 16, local photographer Lee Kwang-joo uploaded some striking YouTube footage of five otters playing at a reservoir located in the middle of a residential district in Chungju, North Chungcheong.

Financial regulators have escalated their response to Bithumb's massive erroneous Bitcoin payout worth 62 trillion won ($43 billion), shifting from an on-site inspection to a full formal investigation ...

BEIJING — Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese Premier Li Qiang discussed developing a new model of economic cooperation to reflect changing times and move toward a path of mutual benefit during ...

Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Rhee Chang-yong expressed concern on Friday about a “K-shaped recovery” in the economy while warning that growth outside of certain sectors like semiconductors remains ...

Morning temperatures in Seoul fell to minus 11 degrees Celsius on Friday as frigid weather continued to grip the country a day after Christmas, the weather agency said. As of 5 a.m., the temperature ...

TV personality Jun Hyun-moo’s agency denied allegations Friday that Jun received illegal medical treatment after a clip from a 2016 television episode resurfaced online showing him with an intravenous ...