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Rep says justice minister dug for dirt in N.Y. on DP figures

A Democratic Party (DP) lawmaker claimed Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon's trip to New York last summer was to dig up dirt on liberal politicians...

Washington shrugs off Kim Jong-un’s threats again

The United States remains open to dialogue with North Korea but is also committed to the regime's denuclearization and the maintenance of the U.S....

U.S. targets two individuals, three companies in new North Korea sanctions

An F.B.I. wanted poster of Kwek Kee Seng, who is accused of being involved in illicit ship-to-ship transfers of petroleum products to North...

Korea chipmaker stocks fall after new U.S. rules and on other concerns

Samsung Electronics' booth at a semiconductor exhibition held at COEX in Seoul on Oct. 5. Chip stocks in Korea fell following an...

Kim Jong-un says he doesn’t have to discuss his nukes with anyone

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un views a recent missile test at an undisclosed location and date in this photograph released by Pyongyang's state-controlled...

Samsung’s Q3 operating profit hit by weakness in chips

Samsung Electronics expects to report a sharp decline in operating profit for the third quarter as its mainstay semiconductor business took a hit from...

PPP suspends Lee Jun-seok again

The People Power Party’s ethics committee suspended former chairman Lee Jun-seok from the party for one year in addition to a six-month suspension announced...

North fires two more missiles as world tries to react

The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, front, and South Korean Navy ships Munmu the Great and Gangwon steam in formation in...

Foreign reserves dip but BOK says not to worry

Korea’s foreign reserves fell for the second month in a row in September.  The Bank of Korea said foreign reserves fell to $416.8 billion as...

SoftBank’s Son does not offer Arm to Samsung Electronics: Sources

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son, right, and Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong,left, enter the Korea Furniture Museum in central Seoul in 2019...