Overseas direct investment by Korean companies totaled $63.4 billion in 2023, with 43.7 percent directed toward the United States.
The main Kospi bourse climbed 17.52 points, or 0.64 percent, to 2,742.14, rebounding from a 1.03 percent drop the previous session ahead of a rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
North Korea on Friday denounced a plan by South Korea and the United States to stage their joint annual military drills in August, warning that they could face a "catastrophic aftermath" if they carry out the exercise.
Advanced South Korean and U.S. stealth fighters staged joint air combat drills Thursday, the South's Air Force said, in an apparent show of air power against evolving North Korean military threats.
South Korea's top envoy to the United States expressed confidence Tuesday that the alliance between Seoul and Washington will strengthen "incessantly" through the allies' "institutionalized" cooperation irrespective of who wins the White House.
Stalled lawmaking and regulations must not deter the country’s industrial advance any longer.
A U.S. soldier was detained on charges of criminal misconduct in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok last week while on leave after finishing his tour of duty in South Korea, officials said Monday.
In a déjà vu moment for Koreans, former U.S. President Donald Trump insinuated in a recent interview that the United States could withdraw American troops stationed in Korea if Seoul does not pay up more to support them.
Former President Donald Trump has suggested that the United States could pull out its troops stationed in South Korea if the country does not make more financial contributions to support them, U.S. magazine TIME reported Tuesday.
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