The head of Samsung Electronics Co.’s mobile division has said the company aims to boost sales of its new foldable smartphones by more than 10 percent, highlighting the addition of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.

Seoul shares traded higher late Thursday morning after the Bank of Korea held its key rate steady in line with market expectations.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had increased 24.31 points, or 0.85

Trang, Monks at Wat Khuan Inthanin Ngam in Trang Province planted watercress in a 35-rai palm plantation. It has grown into millions of trees and is open to the villagers to harvest and eat for

Senior officials from South Korea and China held their first talks on export controls, Seoul’s trade ministry said Thursday.

The talks in Beijing were aimed at exchanging opinions on export controls, according to the Ministry

South Korea’s central bank chief said Thursday the trend of slowing inflation has been in place, and conditions ripened for a monetary policy reversal at an appropriate time, warning that market expectations over a potential