President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that the questioning of first lady Kim Keon Hee outside the prosecution office was not due to preferential treatment and took place per relevant protocols. Prosecutors questioned Kim at a presidential security facility instead of the prosecution office on July 20 over a series of allegations, including her acceptance […]

The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the nation’s carbon reduction law does not conform with the Constitution as it fails to protect people’s basic human rights beyond 2031. It asked the National Assembly to revise the law by Feb. 28, 2026. Otherwise, the current law will cease to have effect. The court ruled unanimously that […]

The Constitutional Court on Thursday again rejected the National Assembly’s impeachment motion of a prosecutor, saying the reasoning was unspecified or not relevant to duty and, therefore, not valid grounds for impeachment. The nine-member court unanimously reached the decision, nearly nine months after the opposition Democratic Party-controlled National Assembly passed the impeachment motion against Lee […]

A presidential committee on medical reform said Friday it has proposed increasing cost coverage rates by the state health insurance system in essential medical fields within three years. The proposal by the presidential committee also aims to bolster compensation for six medical fields, including emergency rooms, pediatrics and obstetrics. The move is aimed at improving […]

Shinhan Financial Group plans to solidify its standing as the top foreign financial entity in Vietnam, as illustrated by the relocation of over 1,200 employees of five group subsidiaries to the economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City. The five oversee the group’s banking, cards, brokerage, life insurance and digital solutions. The group will fortify […]

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) was set to hold a national convention to elect its new chief Sunday, with former Chairman Lee Jae-myung widely expected to win the race for a second term. Lee, a former DPK leader, has stayed overwhelmingly ahead of other candidates — former Interior Minister Kim Doo-gwan and […]

GS E&C is considering unloading control of some of its subsidiaries. This follows its 388 billion won ($287 million) operating loss in 2023 — its first annual operating loss in 10 years – due to the 552.4 billion won cost to rebuild an apartment complex in Incheon, where an underground parking garage collapsed after the company’s […]

Seoul, Busan and many other parts of the country have been breaking records for the longest streak of consecutive tropical nights, with Seoul having 28 such nights as of Sunday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). As the intense heat is forecast to persist for the time being despite forecasts of heavy rain across […]