SEOUL, The dystopian action flick “Badland Hunters,” starring Ma Dong-seok, topped Netflix’s weekly chart for non-English movies, the global streaming service said Wednesday.
Since its release Friday, the South Korean film garnered 14.3 million tota…
SEOUL, South Korea’s industrial output inched up last year on rising demand for semiconductors and vehicles, but retail sales and investment fell amid an economic slowdown, data showed Wednesday.
Industrial output gained 0.7 percent in 2023 from a y…
SEOUL, Hyundai-Rotem Co. on Wednesday reported its 2023 net income of 156.8 billion won (US$117.7 million), down 19.4 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the year rose 42.4 percent
SEOUL, Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung called Wednesday for the government to restore the hotline with North Korea to reduce tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula as a series of weapons tests and bellicose rhetoric raised concerns about war.
Lee,…
SEOUL, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. on Wednesday reported its 2023 net profit of 450.5 billion won (US$337.3 million), down 54.7 percent from a year earlier.
Operating income for the year was 639.4 billion won, down 45.9 percent from the previous
SEOUL, South Korea’s output from the manufacturing sector fell by the most in 25 years in 2023 due mainly to weak demand for semiconductors amid an industry downcycle, data showed Wednesday.
Retail sales and investment also tumbled last year
SEOUL, Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 6.34 trillion won (US$4.8 billion), down 73.4 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the October-December p…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) — U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Tuesday cast the deepening trilateral partnership with South Korea and Japan as a “vision for the world” as Washington strives to leverage it to confront a range
SEOUL, Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung called Wednesday for the government to restore the hotline with North Korea to reduce tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula as a series of weapons tests and bellicose rhetoric raised concerns about war.
Lee,…
SEOUL, South Korea’s financial regulator said Wednesday it will make it easier for regional lenders to become nationwide commercial banks, in a move aimed at promoting competition in the banking sector.
“The government announced on July 5, 2023, tha…