Rival parties clashed Monday over a bill mandating a special counsel investigation into the military’s response to a Marine’s death last year.

The parliamentary House Steering Committee held a plenary meeting and questioned Chung

The agricultural ministry said Monday it has launched steps to purchase 50,000 tons of rice in order to stabilize its price.

The latest move comes in line with efforts to reduce the 150,000 tons

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off in a northeastern direction Monday, South Korea’s military said, after warning of countermeasures against a joint military exercise held by South Korea, the United States and Japan.

South Korea’s foreign exchange market for won-U.S. dollar transactions was extended until 2 a.m. starting Monday as part of the government’s efforts to enhance investors’ convenience and improve market access, the finance ministry said.

South Korea’s exports extended on-year gains to the ninth straight month in June on the back of record performance of semiconductors, data showed Monday.

Outbound shipments rose 5.1 percent on-year to US$57 billion last