President Yoon Suk Yeol wished former President Park Geun-hye a happy 72nd birthday Friday, saying he hopes her health will recover soon and allow her to meet more frequently with the people, his office said.
“I heard you are
S-Oil Corp. on Friday reported its 2023 net profit of 998.2 billion won (US$752.3 million), down 52.6 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 1.41 trillion won in operating profit for
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for strengthening the country’s navy to step up war preparations and protect maritime sovereignty during a visit to a shipyard for warships, state media said Friday.
Kim made the remarks as the
S-Oil Corp. on Friday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 209.8 billion won (US$158.1 million), down 8.3 percent from a year earlier.
Operating profit for the October-December period was 7.6 billion, compared with a loss of 160.4 billion won
Two former senior aides to ousted President Park Geun-hye did not appeal recent court rulings convicting them in connection with an artist blacklist scandal, leading to the finalization of their prison sentences.
In a retrial last week, the Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for strengthening the country’s navy to step up war preparations and protect maritime sovereignty during a visit to a shipyard for warships, state media said Friday.
Kim made the remarks as the
A two-tonne cooper Buddha statue has been paraded to a throne in Koh Rong Kiri Chulsar pagoda temple in Koh Rong city, Preah Sihanouk province.
The parade took place on Jan. 31 under the presidency of H.E. Kuoch Chamroeun,
South Korean tech giant Naver Corp. said Friday its fourth-quarter net profit jumped 129 percent from a year earlier, largely driven by robust growth of its commerce and fintech businesses.
The net profit came to 301.8 billion won (US$226.6
Hankook and Company Co. on Friday reported a 2023 net income of 183.8 billion won (US$139 million), up 10.7 percent from a year earlier.
Operating income for the year was 253 billion won, up 3.2 percent on-year, the company
Prosecutors on Friday sought a one-year prison sentence for O Yeong-su, the winner of a 2022 Golden Globe award for his role in “Squid Game,” on charges of sexually harassing a woman in 2017.
The 79-year-old O was indicted