SEOUL, SKC Ltd. on Tuesday reported its 2023 net loss of 326.4 billion won (US$245.9 million), remaining in the red compared with the previous year.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an operating loss of
SEOUL, The culture ministry on Tuesday unveiled its policy goals for this year, aiming to establish South Korea as a leading global cultural powerhouse and foster citizens’ happiness through cultural engagement.
According to the plans announced by C…
Cambodia and Uganda – a landlocked nation in East Africa – will promote their bilateral relations and cooperation, according to a news release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
The commitment was made known here on
SEOUL, South Korean shares closed lower for a second consecutive day Tuesday amid U.S. rate woes prompted by the Federal Reserve chair. The local currency slightly gained ground against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Inde…
SEOUL, South Korea’s top low-cost carrier Jeju Air Co. said Tuesday it swung to a net profit in 2023 on the back of a post-pandemic recovery in travel demand.
Net profit came to 130.8 billion won (US$98 million) last
SEOUL, A rare and culturally significant “sarira,” the remains of Buddhist monks from Korea’s 14th-century Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), will return home after more than eight decades in the United States.
South Korea’s Cultural Heritage Administration…
SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol granted special pardons to more than 450,000 people Tuesday on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, including former Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin and former presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-choon, officials said.
The…
SEJONG, The health ministry said Tuesday it plans to increase the number of medical students by 2,000 next year, in a bid to address the chronic shortages of doctors in rural areas and the essential health care field.
The
SEOUL, A growing number of North Koreans have negatively assessed Kim Jong-un as a political leader and harbored doubts about whether the Kim family’s hereditary power succession is legitimate, a report showed Tuesday.
Seoul’s unification ministry r…
SEOUL, The government’s first medical school enrollment quota increase in decades came out of a dire necessity to secure more doctors for ensuring basic medical services amid rapid aging and growing regional disparities, though South Korea has a long…