Seoul [South Korea], Nov. 2 : Reshuffling the cabinet on Wednesday, South Korean President Park Geun-hye named Kim Byong-joon as the new Prime Minister and Yim Jong-yong as the deputy minister for economic affairs amid a controversial scandal surrounding her longtime confidante, Park's office said.

Seoul [South Korea], Oct.24 : South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday offered to revise the country's constitution that has been maintained for nearly 30 years.

Seoul, Aug 10 : German carmaker BMW will recall about 12,000 vehicles in South Korea for a faulty baby seat latch, Seoul's transportation ministry said on Wednesday.

Seoul, Aug 3 : Giving a refreshing look to its Galaxy Note series ahead of the Apple event, Samsung has introduced an iris biometric scanner in its flagship Note 7 which, according to company officials, is the first globally.

Seoul, Aug. 3 : The U.S. and South Korea on Wednesday said that North Korea conducted a ballistic missile firing from its western region.

The launch is the latest in the series of missile launches conducted by Pyongyang despite being under the strictest UN Security Council resolutions.

Seoul, July 28 : Riding on the strong sales of its Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones, Samsung Electronics on Thursday declared 8.14 trillion won ($7billion) year on-year operating profit - 18 per cent - in the second quarter results.