North Korean hackers are suspected of carrying out cyber attacks aimed at raising profits and collecting data despite warm relations between the two Koreas, security experts here said Thursday.According to security sources, North Korea has not desisted from attacking South Korean organizations even
The National Assembly has provided ranking lawmakers with up to 60 million won (US$53,641) every month in the name of "special activity funds," and the money was spent like a salary requiring no proof of usage, a civic group said Thursday.The People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PS
Thursday, July 5, 2018Round-up of important news from major Korean, international dailies, other news sources today:The Korea Post media (www.koreapost.com) in English, (www.koreapost.co.kr) in Korean.S. Korea's current account surplus hits US$8.68 bln in MaySouth Korea's current account sur
Prosecution investigators raided the headquarters of Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday as part of an investigation into allegations that senior Fair Trade Commission officials landed jobs they were not supposed to after retirement.Investigators from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office sei
North Korea's state media Thursday reported on friendly inter-Korean basketball games held in Pyongyang, an event that the two Koreas organized for the first time in some 15 years.The Korean Central News Agency reported that South and North Korean basketball players held two friendly games at th
South Korea's current account surplus jumped to an eight-month high in May thanks to a sharp increase in the goods account surplus and stakes in overseas investment, central bank data showed Thursday.The country's current account surplus came to US$8.68 billion in May, up from a surplus of $
Most South Koreans welcome the ongoing rapprochement between the two Koreas, highlighted by the two historic summits between their leaders, but for many reasons besides just the peace it may bring.Many, of course, are simply glad to finally see some sort of detente between the two Koreas following a
Wednesday, July 4, 2018Round-up of important news from major Korean, international dailies, other news sources today:The Korea Post media (www.koreapost.com) in English, (www.koreapost.co.kr) in Korean.Take an urban break At Millennium Seoul HiltonMillennium Seoul Hilton is offering special room pac
North Korea held a welcoming dinner Tuesday for a delegation of South Korean athletes and government officials visiting Pyongyang for inter-Korean friendly basketball matches.The 100-strong delegation including coaches and journalists arrived at Pyongyang's Sunan airport earlier in the day on tw
By Sua Kim The South Korean government used two ROK Air Force transport planes to carry its basket ball team members to Pyongyang on July 4, 2018 3, 2018 to avoid United Nations sanctions against North Korea. This was reported by Korean-language daily newspaper, Chosun Ilbo, this morning (July 4).
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LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has won a consumer award from a local industrial certification agency for providing the best warranty service among home appliance manufacturers.The tech giant said it was named the best company in the research of the Korean Standard-Service Quality Index (KS-SQ
Samsung SDS Co. said Wednesday it released a new door lock equipped with the Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology for both the domestic and overseas markets, which can be activated remotely via smartphones.The IT arm of South Korean conglomerate Samsung said the IoT smart door lock, named the SHP-DR9
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday declined to specify a deadline for North Korea's denuclearization ahead of negotiations to be led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo later this week.Pompeo is slated to travel to Pyongyang Thursday to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and flesh out a d
"The character of the Pyeongtaek headquarters may depend on how the U.S.-China rivalry would unfold," said Kim Tae-hyun, an international politics professor at Chung-Ang University, to Yonhap.Kim predicted, "Should the relations between the two major powers deteriorate, should China undertake a m
Tuesday, July 3, 2018Round-up of important news from major Korean, international dailies, other news sources today:The Korea Post media (www.koreapost.com) in English, (www.koreapost.co.kr) in Korean.Pompeo to travel to N. Korea Thursday for nuclear talks: White HouseU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pom
Small consumer electronics products are gaining popularity in South Korea due mainly to an increase in the number of single-person households, online shopping malls said Tuesday.Gmarket, a major online shopping mall, said the company chalked up sharp sales increases in most relatively high-priced sm
Trade remedy representatives and experts gathered in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss ways to promote free trade and ease trade disputes amid a smoldering trade war between the United States and China, Seoul's trade ministry said.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy hosted the "Seoul Internati
South Korea's consumer price growth continued to stay above 1 percent in June on a rise of agricultural goods and the service sector, government data showed Tuesday.The country's consumer price index climbed 1.5 percent last month from a year earlier, the same pace from the previous month
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to North Korea Thursday to meet with leader Kim Jong-un and continue negotiations on dismantling the regime's nuclear weapons program, the White House said.White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Monday announced Pompeo's first visit to Py