SEOUL, A Seoul court sentenced independent lawmaker Youn Kwan-suk to two years in prison on Wednesday, finding him guilty of involvement in a cash-for-votes scandal surrounding the main opposition party’s 2021 leadership election.
The scandal center…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) — South Korea will “never be perturbed” by continued North Korean military provocations and will continue to beef up security cooperation with the United States and Japan, Seoul’s top envoy in Washington said Tuesday.
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SEOUL, Hana Financial Group Inc. on Wednesday reported its 2023 net profit of 3.49 trillion won (US$2.6 billion), down 3.9 percent from a year earlier.
Operating income for the year was 4.73 trillion won, up 1 percent on-year, the
SEOUL, POSCO International on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 73.4 billion won (US$55 million), down 21.1 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 214.6 billion won in operating profit
JINAN, South Korea, Two retired officials of Korea Land and Housing Corp. (LH) were found dead in an apparent suicide Wednesday amid an investigation into allegations that architecture firms conspired to win contracts from the state-run housing devel…
The Ministry of Economy and Finance and partners have launched the upgrade of the piloted Skills Development Fund (SDF) into a trust fund to expand and sustain its services in enhancing Cambodia’s labour force for economic diversification.
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SEOUL, Samsung CandT Corp. said Wednesday its 2023 net profit gained 6.8 percent from a year earlier, driven by the strong performance of its construction and resort business.
The net profit came to 2.71 trillion won (US$2 billion) in
SEOUL, North Korea said Wednesday that it conducted a drill to launch the strategic cruise missile Hwasal-2 the previous day.
The missile launch did not pose any threat to the safety of the North’s neighboring countries and was aimed
SEOUL, South Korean stocks opened weaker Wednesday ahead of a key rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve this week.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index slid 6.01 points, or 0.24 percent, to 2,492.80 in the first 15
SEOUL, A court on Wednesday sentenced a Seoul stabbing rampage suspect to life in prison.
The Seoul Central District Court handed out the life sentence to Cho Seon, 34, who was indicted for stabbing one man to death and