SK Innovation Co Ltd, owner of South Korea’s biggest oil refiner SK Energy, swung to an unexpected operating loss in the first quarter on weaker oil prices, but forecast a recovery in refining margins …
Bunker-cafe on Korean border paints image of peace
Reclining on sofas at a South Korean cafe, customers sip iced americanos as they gaze past barbed wire fences and watchtowers at the mountains of North Korea.
About 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting for Russia, South Korea says
South Korea’s spy agency says an estimated 4,700 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia against Ukrainian forces.
South Korea’s Residential Property Market Analysis 2025
Although foreign nationals are generally permitted to purchase property in South Korea, concerns are rising over speculative buying and regulatory gaps that allow non-residents to bypass housing rules …
South Korean officials to discuss trade deals with the U.S. in Washington today
A team from South Korea’s Industry Ministry will leave for Washington on Wednesday, aiming for potential trade deals and to slow the impact of tariffs on Korean firms. The delegation plans “technical …
South Korean officials to discuss trade deals with the U.S. in Washington today
A team from South Korea’s Industry Ministry will leave for Washington on Wednesday, aiming for potential trade deals and to slow the impact of tariffs on Korean firms. The delegation plans “technical …
(LEAD) Finance minister says S. Korea not seeking hasty trade deal with U.S. before June election
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said Wednesday that South Korea is not hurrying to conclude trade negotiations with the United States ahead of its upcoming presidential election, noting that recent …
(LEAD) Finance minister says S. Korea not seeking hasty trade deal with U.S. before June election
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said Wednesday that South Korea is not hurrying to conclude trade negotiations with the United States ahead of its upcoming presidential election, noting that recent …
S. Korea remains off annual USTR report on intellectual property rights
The United States continued to keep South Korea off its annual lists of countries deemed to have inadequate protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in an annual report released Tuesday, while …
North Korea confirms it dispatched troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine
US, South Korean and Ukraine intelligence officials have said that North Korea last fall dispatched about 10,000-12,000 troops to Russia.