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Korea on track to hit 2.6 percent 2022 GDP growth target

Containers stacked at a dock in a port in Busan on Oct. 3 Korea’s economy grew by 3.1 percent in the third...

Lee Jae-yong appointed chairman of Samsung Electronics

Lee Jae-yong speaks at a Samsung Electronics chip factory in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi on May 20 when U.S. President Joe Biden and President Yoon...

Hyundai Motor Group breaks ground in Georgia for electric vehicle factory

Ground was broken Tuesday for Hyundai Motor Group’s $5.54 billion electric vehicle (EV) factory in Georgia. The facility will be the largest Korean automaker’s first...

U.S. ground forces change main wartime aim in Korea, says JoongAng

The main mission of U.S. ground forces in South Korea in case a war breaks out with the North will be to eliminate weapons...

Mirae Asset Group invests in Musk’s Twitter takeover

Mirae Asset Financial Group will invest $212 million in Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, according to electronic disclosures and local media reports.   Mirae Asset...

Legoland Korea rocks debt markets and surprises government

Entry of the troubled Legoland in Chuncheon, Gangwon, on Monday. The government on Sunday announced a 50 trillion won liquidity program in stabilizing...

Top commanders of South Korea, U.S., Japan vow close security ties to counter North’s threats

Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum, second from left, his U.S. counterpart, Gen. Mark Milley, center, and his Japanese...

JCS chiefs of South Korea, U.S. discuss possible response to North Korean provocation

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum talks over the phone with his U.S. counterpart, Gen. Mark Milley, in Seoul...

Korea, U.S. agree to continue consultations over Inflation Reduction Act

    Korea and the United States have agreed to continue close consultations to seek solutions regarding a new U.S. law that excludes electric vehicles assembled...

Actor Jung Woo-sung urges for continued support for refugees

Actor Jung Woo-sung, a goodwill ambassador of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr), urged the public to “continue to show support for...