5+ hour, 52+ min ago   (104+ words) [Politics]: High-level defense officials from South Korea and the United States will convene in the southeastern port city of Busan this week for the regular Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue. Discussions will be led by Deputy Defense Minister for Policy Kim…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (101+ words) [Economy]: The number of employed people in their 20s has fallen by the largest margin since the 1998 Asian financial crisis. According to the Korean Statistical Information Service, the monthly average number of employed people in their 20s stood at three million 279-thousand…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (106+ words) [Economy]: Starting Monday, investors will be able to buy and sell stocks in real time on the Korea Exchange until 8 p.m., four hours after the regular trading session ends. The exchange said Sunday it will operate an after-hours market from 4 to…...

3+ day, 13+ min 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…...

3+ day, 6+ 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…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (104+ words) [Economy]: The average retail price of gasoline and diesel at gas stations nationwide fell on Friday. According to the Korea National Oil Corporation’s price information system, Opinet, as of 9 a.m., the national average price of a liter of gasoline was…...

3+ day, 7+ 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…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (106+ words) [International]: South Korea is reportedly nearing an agreement with the United States on its first major investment project under a trade deal reached last year, with more than 100 billion dollars expected to be invested in the U.S. energy sector. The Wall…...

4+ day, 10+ min ago   (92+ words) [Economy]: The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index went down 17-point-72 points, or zero-point-25 percent, on Thursday to close at seven-thousand-33-point-92. The tech-heavy KOSDAQ gained six-point-55 points, or zero-point-79 percent, to close at 836-point-92. The South Korean won weakened…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (99+ words) [Economy]: The average retail price of gasoline and diesel at gas stations nationwide dropped slightly Thursday. According to the Korea National Oil Corporation’s price information system, Opinet, as of 9 a.m., the national average price of a liter of gasoline was…...