Day: August 9, 2024

Korea Gas turns to profits in Q2

Korea Gas Corp. on Friday reported its second-quarter net profit of 253.3 billion won (US$185.9 million), shifting from a loss of 66.7 billion won a year earlier.

Operating income for the April-June period was 465.7 billion won, up 127.1

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NCT Dream to release new English single

K-pop boy group NCT Dream will put out a new English single this month, the group’s agency said Friday.

“Rains in Heaven” will hit various music platforms around the world on Aug. 23 at 1 p.m., according to SM

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KT Q2 net income down 5.1 pct to 410.5 bln won

KT Corp. on Friday reported its second-quarter net income of 410.5 billion won (US$298.6 million), down 5.1 percent from a year earlier.

Operating income for the April-June period was 494 billion won, down 14.3 percent from a year ago,

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Hospitals begin hiring more trainee doctors

Hospitals started announcing new recruitment notices for trainee doctors on Friday, following a lackluster response from the medical community to the initial round that ended last week amid the monthslong conflict over a medical reform plan.

The mov…

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Seoul shares open higher on eased recession woes

South Korean stocks got off to a strong start Friday tracking overnight gains on Wall Street on eased recession woes.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 36.85 points, or 1.44 percent, to 2,593.58 in the first

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