South Korea and the United States kicked off a joint project Wednesday to search for the remains of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul’s defense ministry said.

The six-week project between the

South Korean stocks ended nearly flat Wednesday as investors sat on the sidelines ahead of the release of the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting minutes.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index edged

South Korea will maintain the current ban on short selling until a reliable system is established to prevent illegal trading, a presidential official said Wednesday.

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) imposed a temporary ban

A bill mandating a special counsel investigation into the military’s response to a Marine’s death last year will be put up for a revote next week to override the recent presidential veto, the outgoing

South Korea added nearly 300,000 wage worker jobs in the fourth quarter of 2023, but the number grew at a slower pace, and jobs for young people continued to fall for more than a