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Families of Itaewon victims protest district chief’s return to work

Family members of the victims who died in last year's deadly Itaewon crowd crush gathered at Yongsan District Office on Thursday morning to protest...

North rejects IMO resolution against its missile launches

North Korea said Thursday it "rejects and never recognizes" the International Maritime Organization's recent resolution that denounced the North's missile launches following its satellite...

Yoon government releases first security strategy paper

President Yoon Suk Yeol's office issued its first National Security Strategy Wednesday. The paper highlighted its vision to become a "global pivotal state for freedom,...

Won rises as Fed expected to pause rate hikes

The won slipped below the 1,300 mark on Wednesday for the first time since late March, thanks to a slowing trade deficit and expectations...

Samsung Biologics’ new production plant to be ready by April 2025

Samsung Biologics’ upcoming $1.5-billion production plant will be ready for operation by April 2025, five months earlier than previously expected, according to the pharmaceutical...

Yoon stresses ‘nuclear’ alliance with U.S. on Memorial Day

President Yoon Suk Yeol underscored that South Korea-U.S. ties have been upgraded to a "nuclear-based alliance" amid escalating threats from the North in a...

Government to spend 64 trillion won on promoting service exports

The government will pour 64 trillion won ($49.2 billion) into promoting service exports over the next five years, in a bid to bring the...

Extended deterrence group expected to meet next month

The first meeting of a joint South Korean-U.S. nuclear deterrence and strategic planning group is expected to take place next month, an informed source...

Samsung Biologics signs CMO agreement with U.S. company

Samsung Biologics inked a $112.5 million contract manufacturing organization (CMO) letter of intent with an unnamed U.S. biopharmaceutical firm, the Korean company said in...

YouTube closes MAU gap with Kakao and Naver

YouTube is gaining a strong foothold in Korea as its number of monthly users is close to outpacing that of dominant players like Kakao...