Economy

KOSPI Falls on Continued U.S. Tariff Jitters

Written: 2025-07-18 19:16:17 / Updated: 2025-07-18 19:34:49

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) fell Friday as uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s looming tariff deadline ...

Science

KMA: 4 People Dead, 2 Missing from Torrential Downpours

Written: 2025-07-18 19:03:23 / Updated: 2025-07-18 19:10:53

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Court Ends Hearing on Legality of Ex-Pres. Yoon's Pretrial Detention

Written: 2025-07-18 18:15:24 / Updated: 2025-07-18 18:50:00

The Seoul Central District Court ended a closed-door hearing to review former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s habeas corpus petition amid an investigation ...

Politics

Farmer Groups Protest Opening of Agricultural, Livestock Markets

Written: 2025-07-18 17:28:43 / Updated: 2025-07-18 18:15:02

Farmer groups are raising concern over speculation that the government may agree to additionally open the domestic agricultural and livestock ...

Culture

Netflix Blockbuster Franchise ‘Squid Game’ Draws 231 Million Views in First Half of Year

Written: 2025-07-18 17:13:29 / Updated: 2025-07-18 17:29:59

South Korean content accounted for four of the 25 most viewed series on Netflix in the first half of 2025. According to Netflix’s midyear engagement ...

Politics

Assembly Adopts Confirmation Hearing Reports for 4 Minister Nominees

Written: 2025-07-18 17:12:55 / Updated: 2025-07-18 18:47:48

The National Assembly passed confirmation hearing reports for nominees to head the ministries of finance, foreign affairs, industry and energy ...

Politics

Martial Law Special Counsel Questions Ex-Fire Chief over Orders to Cut Power to Media

Written: 2025-07-18 16:55:39 / Updated: 2025-07-18 17:04:52

The special counsel team investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law plan has summoned former Seoul fire chief Hwang Ki-seok over ...

Politics

Water Passes Contamination Tests after Suspected N. Korean Nuclear Wastewater Release

Written: 2025-07-18 16:51:13 / Updated: 2025-07-18 17:01:26

South Korea said Friday that no abnormalities were found in contamination tests related to the suspected release of wastewater from a uranium refining ...

Economy

SK Group Chair Chey Urges Data Sharing with Japan to Counter AI Threat from China

Written: 2025-07-18 16:02:43 / Updated: 2025-07-18 17:05:09

Chey Tae-won, chair of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry(KCCI) and SK Group, has warned that China poses the greatest threat to South Korea’s ...

Economy

KOSPI Down 0.13% Friday

Written: 2025-07-18 15:45:16 / Updated: 2025-07-18 16:04:14

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) fell four-point-22 points, or zero-point-13 percent, Friday to close at three-thousand-188-point-07. The ...