South Korea will confer state medals and awards on 100 late independence fighters to honor their sacrifices in the resistance movement against Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule over the Korean

South Korea recaptured the top spot in new global shipbuilding orders for the first time in five months in July, industry data showed Monday.Local shipyards clinched orders totaling 1.46

South Korea and the United States will kick off a major combined military exercise next week to beef up their joint defense, both sides said Monday, amid North Korea’s

The government was to grant special presidential pardons Monday on the occasion of this week’s Liberation Day anniversary, with many business tycoons expected to be among the beneficiaries.The Cabinet