Spurred by government policies and the global A.I. boom, the market’s value has jumped by hundreds of billions of dollars. Individual investors have piled in.

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed a tad higher Friday to extend their winning streak to a fourth session to a new record high as investors scooped of artificial intelligence (AI) shares despite concerns over a bubble. The local currency fell against the greenback.

SEOUL, Jan 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby and South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back agreed during talks on Monday to deepen cooperation on Seoul's pursuit of a nuclear-powered submarine,

The ruling against Kim Keon Hee comes amid a series of trials over the 2024 martial law order by her husband, ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, and related scandals involving the couple.

Paradoxically, formally abandoning the goal of immediate unification is the only realistic means of securing long-term stability.

North Korea has launched short-range ballistic missiles into the sea. South Korea’s military said it detected liftoffs Tuesday of several ballistic missiles north of the North Korean capital Pyongyang.