2+ hour, 30+ min ago   (326+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The nominee to lead the planned Serious Crimes Investigation Agency said Monday he supports the ongoing reform to the criminal justice system, refuting criticism that he previously opposed such efforts. Kim Ji-yong, a former prosecutor tapped as…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (177+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Monday requested arrest warrants for eight current and former executives of domestic petrochemical companies suspected of engaging in price fixing involving several trillion won. The eight include Kim Yoo-shin, chief executive officer (CEO) of OCI,…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (34+ words) Yonhap News Agency Scuba divers are seen near an island off the city of Seogwipo on South Korea's largest island of Jeju on Sept. 14, 2026. (Yonhap)(END)...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago   (136+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Korean Air Co. said Monday it will begin migrating Asiana Airlines bookings and flight numbers to its system in November ahead of the carriers' full integration in December. Korean Air will carry out the migration in phases…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (175+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc., a major South Korean home appliance maker, said Monday it has opened the Middle East's first business-to-business (B2B) artificial intelligence (AI) home experience space in Saudi Arabia. The company recently established the B2B-focused AI home…...

11+ hour, 19+ min ago   (74+ words) Yonhap News Agency Lee Jae-keun, head of the group's global business division at KB Financial Group Inc., meets the press at the headquarters of the banking group in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2026, after the financial holding firm's nomination committee picked him…...

7+ hour, 38+ min ago   (202+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) --- A money laundering ring has been busted for laundering more than 90 billion won (US$67 million) in criminal proceeds on behalf of fraud organizations, police said Monday. The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said it has arrested seven…...

8+ hour, 14+ min ago   (130+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Monday it has clinched a 1.6... SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Monday it has clinched a 1.65 trillion-won (US$1.22 billion) contract to build four large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (190+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday extended congratulations to South Korean film director Lee Chang-dong on winning the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival. "I once again sincerely congratulate the director,…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (190+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- Kia Corp. said Sunday that cumulative global sales of the PV5, its first dedicated purpose-built vehicle (PBV), have surpassed 50,000 units just 13 months after its launch. A total of 53,530 PV5 units had been sold worldwide as of the end of…...