The teenage assailant of ruling party lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin has claimed that his attack was accidental, saying he had been waiting to be admitted to a hospital for worsening depression, police officials said Friday.
The 15-year-old boy was detained
The teenage assailant of ruling party lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin has claimed that his attack was accidental, saying he had been waiting to be admitted to a hospital for worsening depression, police officials said Friday.
The 15-year-old boy was detained…
President Yoon Suk Yeol and the ruling and main opposition parties on Friday condemned in unison the attack against Rep. Bae Hyun-jin of the ruling People Power Party (PPP).
Bae, a TV anchor-turned-lawmaker, was hit in the head by
LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES), South Korea’s leading battery maker, said Friday its fourth-quarter net profit plunged 31 percent from a year earlier due to slowing demand for electric vehicles.
Net profit for the three months ended Dec. 31
Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) on Friday, and discussed the bilateral alliance and other common issues, including mutual cooperation with Japan and North Korea, Cho’s office said.
In Friday’s talks, Cho note…
Dubbing South Korea “the Ireland of Asia,” the top Irish envoy in Seoul voiced expectations for a deeper partnership as countries with striking parallels, from experiencing colonial grievances to making drastic economic leaps driven by resilient peop…
LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Friday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 190.3 billion won (US$142.2 million), down 31 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the October-December period rose…
LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES), South Korea’s leading battery maker, said Friday its fourth-quarter net profit plunged 31 percent from a year earlier due to slowing demand for electric vehicles.
Net profit for the three months ended Dec. 31
Daily foreign exchange trading by banks in South Korea hit an all-time high in 2023 on increased stock trading by local and foreign investors despite decreased exports, central bank data showed Friday.
The daily FX turnover, including trading of
South Korea and Malaysia held working-level defense talks Friday to boost the bilateral defense and arms industry cooperation, the defense ministry said.
Lee Seung-beom, director general for international policy at the South Korean defense ministry,…