Category: General

Taihan Cable wins 190 bln-won power grid deal in U.S.

Taihan Cable and Solution Co., South Korea’s second-biggest cable company, said Thursday it has received 190 billion won (US$137 million) worth of power grid orders in the United States.

With the latest orders, Taihan Cable has obtained more than 5…

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HD Hyundai Mipo shifts to profits in Q2

HD Hyundai Mipo Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of 29 billion won (US$20.9 million), swinging from a loss of 34.9 billion won a year earlier.

Operating profit for the April-June period was 17.4 billion, compared with a

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on July 25)

The indictment of Sue Mi Terry last week has sent shockwaves through Washington’s Korea-watching community. As a respected North Korea expert and former CIA analyst, her alleged role as an unregistered agent for South Korea’s spy agency has triggered …

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POLICE FOIL DRUG SMUGGLING ATTEMPT AT KLIA2

SEPANG, A local man was arrested at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 (KLIA2) last Friday on suspicion of attempting to smuggle drugs worth RM504,000 to Sarawak.

In a press conference here today, KLIA police chief ACP Azman Shari’at said

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Seoul shares open sharply lower on Wall Street losses

Seoul shares opened sharply lower Thursday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 35.99 points, or 1.30 percent, to 2,722.72 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

The Dow Jones Industrial Averag…

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