South Korea’s top economic think tank on Tuesday slashed its growth forecast for the country’s economy for the second time in four months, expressing concern about the potential impact of U.S.

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok discussed on Monday responses to U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum, last week's U.S.-Japan summit, and responding to major trade issues in the digital sector in a government meeting, the finance ministry said.

Shares of South Korean steelmakers dropped on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would introduce new tariffs. POSCO Holdings shares fell as much as 3.6% to 230,500 won, the lowest since October 2022,

A teacher has fatally stabbed an eight-year-old girl at an elementary school in South Korea, in an incident that has shocked the nation. The female teacher, who is in her 40s, confessed to stabbing the student in the central city of Daejeon,

A child was found in cardiac arrest and later died after being stabbed in a South Korean elementary school on Monday alongside a woman in her 40s who also had stab wounds, local media reported.

The teacher has been treated for self-inflicted wounds in hospital following the attack in the city of Daejeon, a police official said.