The Ministry of Science and ICT has warned of the possibility that a defunct U.S. satellite may crash near the Korean Peninsula on Monday. The ministry issued a readiness alert at 7 a.m. on Monday and ...

Nuclear power and renewable energy will each account for 30 percent of South Korea’s total energy generation by 2036. The energy ministry announced on Thursday that the Tenth Basic Plan for ...

Hanbit Unit 4, a nuclear reactor which was shut down more than five years ago, will resume operations after repair. The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission(NSSC) said on Thursday there is no ...

POSCO Holdings suspended operations at its subsidiary's steelworks facility in the southeast city of Pohang after it suffered flooding and blackouts from the passage of Super Typhoon Hinnamnor.

The Ministry of Justice will expand the number of regions eligible for region-specific visas and relax the requirements for those visas, part of a plan to attract foreign workers to areas facing ...

South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest joint military exercise in years on Monday. The combined springtime “Freedom Shield” exercise will be staged for eleven consecutive days, ...

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U.S. nuclear energy firm Westinghouse Electric Company filed a suit against South Korean state firms competing for a nuclear reactor deal with Poland. According to industry sources on Monday, ...

The National Assembly has adopted a confirmation hearing report on Bank of Korea(BOK) governor nominee Rhee Chang-yong, paving the way for the ex-International Monetary Fund(IMF) regional director to ...

North Korea is known to be facing a shortage of polio vaccines as it has closed its border for quarantine reasons. According to the United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, the North ran out of ...

Hyundai Motor Group has announced an investment of 63 trillion won in South Korea to establish its hub for future businesses at its home turf. The new investment plan presented on Tuesday includes the ...

Super typhoon Hinnamnor is expected to head north and approach Jeju Island early next week. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on Thursday, the season's eleventh typhoon, currently ...