The chief of the financial regulator called on local companies to actively join the government-initiated corporate value-up program Monday, stressing the need to build a stock market that is “stronger” and can “recuperate faster.”
Kim Byoung-hwan, h…
The chief of the financial regulator called on local companies to actively join the government-initiated corporate value-up program Monday, stressing the need to build a stock market that is “stronger” and can “recuperate faster.”
Kim Byoung-hwan, h…
An expressway pileup involving nine vehicles in the southern city of Jeongeup injured 13 people on Monday, three of them seriously, authorities said.
The accident started shortly after noon when a 22.5-ton truck crashed into a 1-ton truck that was a…
South Korean stocks closed more than 1 percent higher Monday, recovering from last week’s rout as concerns over a U.S. economic recession eased. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index …
South Korea’s exports rose 16.7 percent on-year in the first 10 days of August, data showed Monday, on the back of the strong performance of semiconductors.
Outbound shipments reached US$15.5 billion in the August 1-10 period, compared with $13.2 bi…
President Yoon Suk Yeol named Presidential Security Service (PSS) chief Kim Yong-hyun as new defense minister while Defense Minister Shin Won-sik was named as new national security adviser, his office said Monday.
National security adviser Chang Ho-…
Krafton Inc., a South Korean game firm, said Monday it has acquired Tokyo-based game studio Tango Gameworks.
Krafton said it will absorb Tango Gameworks’ developers and the rights to its acclaimed rhythm action combat game Hi-Fi RUSH, according to t…
President Yoon Suk Yeol will send former chief of staff Kim Dae-ki as a special envoy to attend the inauguration ceremony of new Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader, his office said Monday.
Kim plans to convey Yoon’s letter that congratulates…
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday it has begun an investigation into the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) following Olympic champion An Se-young’s recent criticism of the association’s management.
The ministry will examine “th…
Defense Minister nominee Kim Yong-hyun, the head of the Presidential Security Service, is a retired three-star Army general, considered to be well-versed in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security initiatives as a close aide.
After a parliamentary hearin…