South Korea ranked 33rd out of 34 countries surveyed on national happiness, despite improvements in welfare, a study showed Wednesday. According to the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, South Korea saw its happiness ranking drop by three notches over the past five years from 2011 to 2016. In terms of well-being, the country ranked 21st, two steps up from 2011. The study was based ...

A 66-year-old supporter of former President Park Geun-hye has been indicted for a violent act that caused the death of another pro-Park protestor during a rally on the day of Park’s impeachment, prosecutors said Tuesday. The man, identified by his surname Jeong, is accused of hijacking a police bus and ramming it against bus barricades during a protest near Anguk Station on March 10. His action ...

Hyundai Engineering has finalized a deal worth 3.8 trillion won ($3.2 billion) with Ahdaf Investment Company for the construction of the second phase of a refining complex in Iran, the Korean company said Monday. The contract signed in Tehran is considered to be the largest in amount to date for such projects procured by South Korean companies in Iran. “The project allowed us to spearhead into ...

A man recently accused of being a suspect in the murder of an 84-year-old man and his grandson in Yangju, northeast of Seoul, has died in a car crash, the police said Monday. According to police reports, the 30-year-old suspect surnamed Seo was summoned for questioning and while driving there, crashed into another vehicle. He was taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead eight hours later. Seo...