South Korea’s inflation fell below 3 percent for the first time in six months in January, showing signs that inflationary pressure is easing, data showed Friday.
Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, rose 2.8 percent on-year last month,
A woman, who previously drew a 30-year sentence on suspicion of killing her husband by feeding him food and drink mixed with a nicotine solution, was acquitted of murder charges in a retrial by a court on Friday.
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Two former senior aides to ousted President Park Geun-hye did not appeal recent court rulings convicting them in connection with an artist blacklist scandal, leading to the finalization of their prison sentences.
In a retrial last week, the Seoul
North Korea on Friday defended its strengthening of nuclear arms as an “indispensable contribution” to maintaining global stability while blaming the United States for pushing the world closer to “nuclear war.”
The accusation came in response to a r…
S-Oil Corp., South Korea’s third-biggest refiner by crude oil distillation unit, said Friday its fourth-quarter net profit fell 8.3 percent from a year earlier due to low refining margins and decreased currency gains.
Net profit for the three months…
Naver Corp. on Friday reported its 2023 net profit of 988.4 billion won (US$742.2 million), up 46.8 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the year rose 14.1 percent on-year
The nominee for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief expressed deep concerns Thursday over the burgeoning military partnership between North Korea and Russia, portraying it as a “symbiotic” one that goes against the principles of global peace.
During a c…
S-Oil Corp. on Friday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 209.8 billion won (US$158.1 million), down 8.3 percent from a year earlier.
Operating profit for the October-December period was 7.6 billion, compared with a loss of 160.4 billion won
HD Hyundai Infracore Co. on Friday reported its 2023 net profit of 230.7 billion won (US$174.4 million), up 0.5 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 418.3 billion won in operating
Rep. Bae Hyun-jin of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Friday made her first public appearance since being attacked by a teenager last week.
Bae, who represents the eastern Seoul district of Songpa, attended a PPP meeting in