SEOUL, The family of late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee plans to sell stakes in group affiliates worth 2 trillion won (US$1.6 billion) to pay inheritance taxes, regulatory filings showed…
SEOUL, South Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. may have to pay part of their corporate taxes to foreign countries where they earn profits under a new…
SEOUL, The Ministry of Justice has granted refugee status to an Angolan family with a Congolese background, citing the likelihood of persecution should they return home, officials said Saturday. The…
SEOUL, The number of fully vaccinated people in South Korea has surpassed 30 million, data showed Saturday, as the country speeds up inoculations and seeks to gradually roll out the…
SEOUL, Police said Saturday they have requested Interpol’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a key figure in a sprawling land development scandal possibly linked to leading presidential candidate Lee…
SEOUL, South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 2,000 on Saturday, with health authorities still keeping a watchful eye on a possible increase of infections over the extended weekend.…