South Korean stocks traded higher late Tuesday morning as the U.S. market rallied ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium scheduled for later this week.

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Im Jong-seok, a former chief of staff for preceding President Moon Jae-in, appeared before prosecutors Tuesday over allegations surrounding Moon’s former son-in-law, condemning the prosecution probe as a “political

The government and the ruling party agreed Tuesday to set aside a record budget to issue discount coupons for small businesses next year to boost spending and revitalize the

SK Networks Co., a trading affiliate of SK Group, said Tuesday it has sold its rental car unit for 820 billion won (US$618 million) to a Singapore-based private equity

A North Korean soldier crossed the border into South Korea early Tuesday in the latest defection amid Seoul’s propaganda campaign in response to Pyongyang’s s repeated launches of trash-carrying

A parliamentary committee held a hearing Tuesday to look into allegations that the presidential office interfered in a probe into a large-scale drug smuggling case to cover up the

A parliamentary committee held a hearing Tuesday to look into allegations that the presidential office interfered in a probe into a large-scale drug smuggling case to cover up the

The country’s chief financial regulator said Tuesday that tightened curbs will be applied to mortgage loans starting next month in a bid to curb soaring household loans.

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