SEOUL– The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s recent suspension of North Korea until the end of next year is dealing yet another dispiriting blow to South Korea’s efforts to use sports…
SEOUL– South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Friday it will closely look into unfair business activity by online platform giants here amid their increased market dominance, apparently targeting Naver Corp. and…
SEOUL– South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases fell back to slightly below 1,900 on Friday, while authorities are striving to curb the virus surge and raise the vaccination rate ahead of…
SEOUL– The former leader of K-pop boy band iKON got a suspended sentence on drug abuse charges on Friday. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kim Han-bin, better known by…
SUWON, South Korea– An appeals court on Friday increased a 10 1/2-year jail sentence handed to a former national short track speed skating coach for sexually assaulting an Olympic gold…
SEOUL– Apple Inc. on Friday rejected U.S. game maker Epic Games Inc.’s request that its hit title “Fortnite” be rereleased in South Korea in a case that highlights a tug-of-war…