Director Jang Jae-hyun of the megahit supernatural occult “Exhuma” said Thursday he had sought to make an entertaining movie to draw audiences back to cinemas, especially considering the severe blow dealt to the movie industry

A police officer was arrested Thursday for allegedly leaking information on a drug probe into late actor Lee Sun-kyun, who took his own life late last year, police said.

The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police’s anti-corruption

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday appointed Joo Ki-hwan, a prosecutor-turned-politician known to be close to Yoon, as his special adviser for people’s livelihood issues.

The presidential office announced the appointment in a notice to

U.S. and Japanese diplomats stationed in South Korea on Thursday stressed the importance of stepping up their trilateral security cooperation to address North Korea’s escalating military provocations.

Joy Sakurai, deputy chief of mission at the

HLB Life Science Co. on Thursday announced that it will sell new shares to raise 148.5 billion won (US$112.3 million). The proceeds from the stock sale will be used mainly to pay off its debts.