SEOUL, Actor Yoo Ah-in has developed a dependency on sleeping anesthetics, such as propofol, due to depression, but such medication was prescribed as part of medical procedures, his lawyer said during a court hearing Tuesday.
Yoo, whose legal name
SEJONG, South Korea’s agricultural ministry said Tuesday it plans to double the size of the country’s rice processing industry by 2028 to 17 trillion won (US$12.6 billion).
Under the goal, the country will also expand exports of related products
SEOUL, Banks in South Korea are expected to ease their stance on extending loans in the first quarter of the year due to demand for home-backed loan refinancing programs, a central bank survey showed Tuesday.
According to the poll
SEOUL, POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy arm of South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Co., said Tuesday its net profit rose 12.5 percent on-year in 2023.
Net profit came to 680.4 billion won (US$509.6 million) on
SEOUL, Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. on Tuesday reported its 2023 net income of 654.3 billion won (US$490.1 million), up 38.9 percent from a year earlier.
Operating income for the year was 785.4 billion won, up 36.6 percent from
Cambodian Prime Minster Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet has urged the General Commissariat of National Police to further strengthen their action against drink driving to prevent road accidents, a leading cause of deaths and injuries in Cambodi…
SEOUL, Rep. Tae Young-ho, a North Korean defector-turned-lawmaker of the ruling People Power Party, said Tuesday he has proposed a bill calling for the designation of a commemorative day for North Korean defectors.
Tae said in a Facebook post
A herd of Asian elephants was spotted by villagers during their regular patrol in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, Mondulkiri province on Jan. 22.
The good news was shared instantly by the Mondulkiri Provincial Department of Environment quoted by TVK.<br
SEOUL, South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO Holdings Inc. said Tuesday its 2023 earnings nearly halved from a year earlier amid a global industry slump.
Net profit stood at 1.83 trillion won (US$1.37 billion) last year, down 48.5 percent from
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his willingness to visit Pyongyang soon, North Korea’s state media reported Sunday. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Putin accepted an invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un duri…