In pursuit of her first Olympic gold medal in Paris, South Korean badminton star An Se-young, world No. 1 in the women’s singles, will face a difficult path to the podium.

Her head coach,

The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday urged the newly elected ruling party leader to show his commitment to the public by endorsing a controversial bill mandating a special counsel probe into the

Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS and NewJeans, said Wednesday that it has named Chief Strategy Officer Lee Jae-sang as the new CEO to lead the firm’s push for global expansion and new growth

South Korean shares were slightly up late Wednesday morning after trimming earlier losses.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had added 2.36 points, or 0.09 percent, to 2,776.65 as of 11:20 a.m.

The

Lee Kyung-chul, South Korea’s high representative for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), has discussed North Korea and other pending issues with the top envoys to Seoul from the next non-permanent members of the