Day: February 5, 2024

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 5)

President Yoon Suk Yeol will skip his New Year’s press conference again. The presidential office said he will instead have a one-on-one interview with KBS, which will be aired on Wednesday after the public broadcaster edits the exclusive interview.

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HL Mando turns to black in Q4

SEOUL, HL Mando Co. on Monday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 40.7 billion won (US$30.6 million), turning from a loss of 89 billion won a year earlier.

Operating income for the October-December period was 50.6 billion won, down

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Iconic actor Namkoong Won dies at age 90

SEOUL, Actor Namkoong Won, an iconic movie star of the 1960s-70s, died at a hospital Monday, his family said. He was 90.

He battled lung cancer for a long time at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, according to the

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OECD cuts S. Korea’s 2024 growth outlook to 2.2 pct

SEOUL, The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) revised down its outlook for South Korea’s economic growth this year to 2.2 percent, Seoul’s finance ministry said Monday.

The figure marked a 0.1 percentage-point fall from its…

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