Ministers and ministries were caught flatfooted by a sudden freezing of the debt markets following what seemed at first be to an insignificant default of a company on the periphery of the economy.

Prosecutors raided a think tank in the Democratic Party (DP) headquarters Monday to look for evidence that an ally of DP chief Lee Jae-myung accepted illegal funds from a scandal-plagued urban development project.  

Yoo Dong-kyu, a key figure in the Daejang-dong land development scandal who was recently released from pre-trial detention, might finally be preparing to spill some beans. 

Kakao's CEO described to the National Assembly on Monday the rookie mistake that took down 32,000 of the company's servers and with them what has become critical national infrastructure. He also shifted blame for the outage to SK C&C, operator of the building in which the servers are housed.

Seoul and Pyongyang exchanged warning shots in the Yellow Sea on Monday morning after a North Korean freighter crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) for nearly 40 minutes.

There comes a time in many relationships, be it romantic or even between countries, in which it is necessary to define the extent or terms of the relationship. Such is the case for Vietnam and Korea, whose foreign ministers announced last week an elevation of their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.  

Spire Entertainment on Monday responded to allegations that boy band Omega X was verbally and physically abused by the head of their agency as a recording started circulating online on Sunday after a performance in Los Angeles. 

If Hyeri does take on the role, "Victory" will be her third film, following action horror film “Monstrum” released in 2018 and boxing comedy drama film “My Punch-Drunk Boxer” released in 2019.