North Korea has held a state funeral for Kim Ki-nam, known as the master of propaganda operations for the North’s ruling family, with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, state media said Friday.
The former secretary of the Central Committee
Seoul shares opened higher Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street, after weekly U.S. jobless claims data offered fresh hope for the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts this year.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 28.15 points, or
Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) voters are reminded to bring their identity cards and polling information to facilitate the name verification and voting process when they go for polling in the state by-election tomorrow.
Election Commission (EC) secretary D…
Medical professors at major hospitals were set to take a day off Friday, the third of its kind in two weeks as they expressed fatigue from filling the void of trainee doctors who left their worksites in protest of
The Labuan International School (LIS) hosted its annual Challenge Based Learning (CBL) Conference, where 250 students participated in an innovation programme showcasing their creative solutions in current and environmental issues.
Six standout innov…
RM, the leader of K-pop superband BTS, will release “Come Back to Me,” a track from his upcoming solo album, worldwide Friday.
The song and its music video will come out at 1 p.m. (Korean time), two weeks ahead
A 14-year-old motorcyclist was killed while his pillion rider was injured after their motorcycle was involved in an accident at KM1.0 of Jalan Bandar Penawar-Punggai yesterday.
Kota Tinggi district police chief Supt Hussin Zamora said the Form Two s…
South Korean game developer NCSOFT Corp. said Friday its first-quarter net profit halved from a year ago due to sluggish sales of its popular mobile titles.
The company posted a net profit of 57.1 billion won (US$41.7 million) for
KT Corp., a major South Korean mobile carrier, said Friday its first-quarter net income rose 26.9 percent from a year earlier on higher sales.
Its net profit came to 393 billion won (US$286.8 million), compared with 309.6 billion won
The combined loss by insurers from selling medical indemnity insurance products widened from a year earlier in 2023 despite an increase in sales, data showed Friday.
The combined loss of seven life insurers and 10 non-life insurers from their