The homegrown streaming platform Tving is gaining ground on market leader Netflix in South Korea, data showed Friday.

Tving’s monthly active users (MAU) surged 27 percent to 7.39 million in the first half, while

A fire broke out at an ink manufacturing factory south of Seoul on Friday, but no casualties were reported, officials said.

The blaze occurred at 7:15 a.m. at the factory in Hwaseong, 45 kilometers

Seoul shares opened higher Friday as investors await U.S. jobs data this week for clues on the Federal Reserve’s future policy path.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 15.66 points, or

President Yoon Suk Yeol will travel to the United States next week to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Washington and visit the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii, his office said

North Korea on Friday stressed the need for swift and accurate weather forecasts, as heavy rain likely to fall during the summer monsoon season could seriously affect the country’s agriculture.

The Rodong Sinmun, the