S.Korea to hike corporate taxes, broaden shareholder tax base

South Korea’s government and ruling Democratic Party on Tuesday agreed to raise the top corporate tax rate and lower the capital gains thresho...

S.Korea’s ruling party gears up for won-based stablecoin legislation

South Korea’s push to launch won-based stablecoins is taking shape as the ruling Democratic Party unveiled proposed legislation to promote cry...

South Korea’s Lee completes cabinet lineup with IT executive, lawmaker

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has tapped an information technology firm executive as culture minister and a ruling party lawmaker as land min...

Lee names nominees for prime minister, spy agency chief, other key posts

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday unveiled his nominees for major government posts, including prime minister and spy agency chief, i...

The case for improved Seoul-Tokyo relations

Unlike the West or China, which showed vastly different reactions, most South Koreans had a more complicated initial response to the news of forme...

President-elect pledges to build S.Korea as 'pivotal' global power

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledges to build South Korea into what he dubs a global 'pivotal' power that contributes to freedom, peace, and prospe...

Main opposition leads ruling party in poll ahead of 2022 election

A former top prosecutor, nominated as the South Korean main opposition party's presidential candidate last Friday, has widened his lead over the rul...

Ruling party calls for BOK's active role to aid COVID victims

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party has called on the Bank of Korea (BOK) to take a more active role to aid pandemic-hit small business operators ...