South Korean stocks opened higher Monday to reach a new record during the trading session.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index edged up 3.13 points, or 0.13 percent, to 2,374.85 in the first 15 minutes of trading.The KOSPI reached 2,376.83 at one point, setting a new record in terms of during-session figures.Tech shares traded mixed, with Samsung Electronics advancing 0.22 percent and SK hynix losing 0.53 percent. Top carmaker Hyundai Motors rose 0.92 percent, while its sister Kia Mot

South Korean Kim In-kyung has won for the fifth time in her LPGA career.Kim beat Anna Nordqvist by two strokes to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course in Galloway, New Jersey, on Sunday (local time).Kim fired a two-under 69 in the final round for a three-round total of 11-under 202 in her first victory of 2017, and cashed in $225,000 in the winner's check. Nordqvist, two-time defending champion, also carded a two-under 69.Kim In-kyung of South Korea

WASHINGTON -- The United States should reassure North Korea and China it's not seeking regime change in Pyongyang and set aside set aside "secondary" issues, such as addressing human rights abuses, in order to focus on the No. 1 priority of denuclearization, former top US officials said.John Deutch, a former CIA director who also served as deputy defense secretary, and Gary Samore, a former White House coordinator for weapons of mass destruction, made the suggestion, arguing China can exercise r

WASHINGTON -- The State Department urged North Korea on Sunday to stop destabilizing actions and rhetoric, and return to talks after Pyongyang rejected a UN Security Council sanctions resolution and vowed to further enlarge its nuclear arsenal.The North's Foreign Ministry made the statement earlier Sunday, calling the Security Council resolution "a crafty hostile act with the purpose of putting a curb on the DPRK's buildup of nuclear forces, disarming it and causing economic suffocation to it."

President Moon Jae-in's top security adviser will meet with the head of the US Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency this week, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday."Director of the Missile Defense Agency James Syring is scheduled to visit Cheong Wa Dae on Monday to meet with Chung Eui-yong, chief of the National Security Office," an official at the presidential residence said. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the chief commander of United States Forces Korea, will accompany Syring

Rising South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon pushed Japanese star Kei Nishikori to the limit before falling in the weather-delayed third round match at the French Open on Sunday.Nishikori, world No. 9, beat the 67th-ranked Chung 3-2 (7-5, 6-4, 6<4)>-7, 0-6, 6-4) to advance to the round of 16 for the third straight year at Roland Garros.Chung Hyeon of South Korea hits a shot against Kei Nishikori of Japan during their third round match at the French Open at Roland Garros, Paris, on June 4, 2017.

South Korea's foreign minister-designate said Friday that the victims should be at the center of any efforts to resolve the long-running dispute over Japan's wartime sexual slavery of Korean women.Kang Kyung-wha made the remarks following her earlier visit to a house sheltering some of those victims. Known for her expertise on human rights at the United Nations for the past decade, Kang was recently tapped to lead the country's foreign ministry. A confirmation hearing for her is scheduled for ne

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon visited a number of political elders Friday as part of a series of courtesy calls marking the start of his term.Lee, a former provincial governor and lawmaker, took office Wednesday after the National Assembly endorsed his nomination by President Moon Jae-in. Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (R) pays a courtesy call on Son Myung-soon, the widow of former President Kim Young-sam, at her home in Sangdo-dong, southern Seoul, on June 2, 2017. (Yonhap)On his second full day in of

SINGAPORE -- South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Friday he will clarify the new government's position on the issue of deploying THAAD in talks here with US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis this week.They are scheduled to meet bilaterally on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia Security Summit set to open in Singapore.Han pointed out President Moon Jae-in's view that the US missile defense system is being deployed without South Korea's "domestic procedural justification."South Korean D

Nearly 4 in 10 employed South Koreans in their late 30s and 60s are interested in second jobs after retirement or are currently making preparations to that end, a poll said Friday.According to the survey of 1,213 people aged between 35 and 69, 30.1 percent of the respondents said they were interested in preparing to land new jobs after stopping their current work because it was considered necessary. Retired people hold a news conference in Seoul on May 24, 2017, to urge government efforts to cre

Sales of high-performance vehicles are on the rise in South Korea amid growing demand by consumers who want more from the cars they drive every day, industry sources said Friday. The number of performance cars sold here fell far behind sales of mass-market models but it has steadily increased in the Korean market.  In this updated captured image from Yonhap News TV, Hyundai`s i30N high-performance car runs the 2017 24 Hours Nurburgring, an endurance race held in Germany last weekend. (Yonhap)Mer

South Korean stocks ended slightly higher Friday as foreign investors scooped up large-cap stocks. The Korean won rose against the US dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index gained 27.11 points, or 1.16 percent, to 2,371.72.On Friday, foreigners turned net buyers of domestic stocks worth more than 448 billion won ($398 million) after shedding local shares in the past three sessions. Kim Ye-eun, an analyst at Cape Investment & Securities, said a rally in US stocks gave a b

The nation's top court has confirmed the designation of a nonprofit subsidiary of a law firm as the guardian of the founder of the country's retail giant Lotte Group, legal sources said Friday.The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by Shin Kyuk-ho against a family court's decision that put him under the Sun's legal supervision. It is a subsidiary of law firm One Law Partners that handles matters of public interest. In this file photo taken on March 20, 2017, Shin Kyuk-ho, founde

PAJU -- South Korea football coach Uli Stielike said Friday executing a quick passing game will be a key to beat Qatar in the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier. South Korea will take on Qatar in Doha on June 13 in the final Asian qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. With only three matches remaining, South Korea are second in Group A with 13 points from four wins, one draw and two losses. They trail Iran by four points and sit just one point above Uzbekistan.  South Korea`s men`s nation

South Korea has confirmed another case of the Zika virus, raising the number of people infected here to 20, health authorities said Friday.A 33-year-old Korean woman was confirmed to have been infected with the mosquito-borne virus after visiting the Maldives, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Yonhap)She is presumed to have been bitten by a mosquito during her stay in the country earlier this month, the authorities said.The woman, whose identity has been withhel

A Seoul court on Friday sentenced a South Korean man who shot three compatriots to death in the Philippines last year to 30 years in prison.The Seoul Central District Court convicted the man, identified only by his last name Kim, of murdering three Koreans -- two men and one woman -- who were found in a sugar cane field in Bacolor, some 70 kilometers northwest of Manila, on Oct. 11. All three had gunshot wounds to their heads.He killed the victims following a proposal from another South Korean,

PAJU -- South Korean football captain Ki Sung-yueng said Friday that the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Qatar will serve as a turning point for the national team.Ki is one of the 24 members called up by head coach Uli Stielike for South Korea's crucial World Cup qualifier against Qatar in Doha on June 13. With only three matches remaining, South Korea are second in Group A in the final Asian qualifying round for the FIFA World Cup in Russia. With 13 points from four wins, one draw and

WASHINGTON -- The United States intends to welcome South Korean President Moon Jae-in with maximum respect and a "full program" of events when he visits Washington later this month for his first summit talks with President Donald Trump, a South Korean official said Thursday.US officials expressed the intent when South Korean national security adviser Chung Eui-yong visited the White House for discussions with his US counterpart H.R. McMaster about setting up the summit, a South Korean official s

One South Korean died and three others were injured in a shooting attack at a resort hotel complex in Manila, Seoul's embassy in the Southeast Asian country said Friday. Foreign media reported that a gunman barged into a mall at the Resorts World Manila complex early in the day and fired shots multiple times toward a large TV screen, before he poured gasoline on gambling tables and set them on fire.(Yonhap)The South Korean Embassy in the Philippines said a man presumed to be in his mid-40s died

Purchases made through mobile gadgets like smartphones accounted for record high levels of all products traded online in April, government data showed Friday.Mobile transactions through smartphones and tablets reached 3.68 trillion won ($3.28 billion) in April, surging 42.2 percent from a year earlier, according to the data by Statistics Korea. (Yonhap)The amount was equal to 60.6 percent of all online purchases made in the cited month that reached 6.08 trillion won, and outpaced the earlier rec