Rival parties agree to cooperate on livelihood-related bills

The ruling and main opposition parties agreed Wednesday to swiftly deal with bills on livelihood issues that were left aside amid monthslong partisan disputes over other contentious issues.

Kim Sang-hoon, the top policymaker of the ruling People Pow…

About 60 pct of S. Koreans say AI could bring more good than harm: gov’t survey

About 60 percent of South Koreans believe that artificial intelligence could bring more potential benefits than potential dangers, a government survey showed Wednesday.

The survey of 765 people, conducted by the Ministry of Science and ICT in June a…

S. Korea, U.S., Japan discuss launching mechanism to monitor UNSC sanctions against N. Korea within this year

South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to accelerate discussions on establishing an alternative mechanism to monitor the implementation of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against North Korea within this year, Seoul’s foreign…

GS Holdings Q2 net profit up 16.6 pct to 275.4 bln won

GS Holdings on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 275.4 billion won (US$199.8 million), up 16.6 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 798.1 billion won in operating profit for the quarte…

Deputy FM discusses cooperation with China’s deputy party chief of Gansu

Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won met with a senior Chinese official of Gansu Province on Wednesday and discussed efforts to boost the two-way partnership in minerals and other areas, officials said.

Chung exchanged opinions on ways for deeper…

(LEAD) BTS’ Suga apologizes for drunk-driving electric scooter

Suga of K-pop supergroup BTS on Wednesday apologized for driving an electric scooter under the influence of alcohol.

“I feel heavy hearted and sorry for disappointing you,” the rapper said on K-pop fan community platform Weverse.

“Although no one w…

Korean Air’s Tokyo-Incheon flight delayed due to captain’s health issue

A flight of Korean Air Co., South Korea’s leading air carrier, from Tokyo to Incheon experienced a delay of over four hours Wednesday due to the flight captain’s health issue, according to company officials.

Korean Air flight KE706, which was schedu…