Sport climbing medal hopeful Seo Chae-hyun qualified for the women’s combined event final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, making up enough ground in the lead portion of the

The number of people who killed themselves in Korea reached 6,375 as of May, a whopping 10.1 percent increase from the same period last year. The country already infamous

Police are looking into a fax threatening to blow up Seoul City Hall and other major institutions, though no signs of explosives have been found so far, officials said

Amid Korea’s declining birthrate and aging population, 100 caregivers from the Philippines arrived in Seoul for a six-month pilot program to commence next month. If the program proves successful,

South Korean stocks ended a two-day rebound after the global crash as investor sentiment was dampened by lingering U.S. recession woes and the sluggish performance of big tech firms.

One hundred Filipina child care workers entered the country Tuesday to participate in the pilot foreign caregiver program pushed jointly by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of

South Korea’s leading online gaming firm Nexon Co. said Thursday its net profit soared 63 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier on robust sales of its

A State Department spokesperson on Wednesday highlighted “near consensus” among many countries against North Korea’s provocative actions and for its return to dialogue, after the United States and Australia