Im Ae-ji has secured South Korea’s first Olympic boxing medal in 12 years.

Im defeated Yeni Arias of Colombia in a 3-2 decision in the quarterfinals of the women’s 54-kilogram boxing event at the

After the final bell had rung in her quarterfinal bout at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, South Korean boxer Im Ae-ji wasn’t sure if she had won.

She stood nervously as the referee Pavel

Seoul shares tumbled by more than 3.5 percent on Friday as data fueled concerns over the U.S. economy despite the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut signals. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark

Severe heat caused the cancellation of a South Korean baseball game Friday.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said the regular-season game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants scheduled in the southeastern city

The opposition-led National Assembly voted Friday to impeach Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairperson Lee Jin-sook, just two days after she took office.

The impeachment motion passed in a 186-1 vote with one abstention and