The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) urged President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday to withdraw the appointment of the new chief of the Independence Hall of Korea amid criticism of his controversial views accused of justifying Japan’s 1910-45 colonial …
Cosmax Inc. on Monday reported its second-quarter net profit of 35.3 billion won (US$25.8 million), up 28.9 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the April-June period rose 1.4 percent on-year…
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday approved a Cabinet motion demanding parliamentary reconsideration of four broadcasting bills, exercising veto power again against the legislation that the government says infringes upon the president’s rights to appo…
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 held a dinner meeting with former President Lee Myung-bak and his wife Monday, in what marked their first official dinner since Yoon took office.
First lady Kim Keon Hee and Chung Jin-suk, Yoon’s chief of staff who had served…
The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) decided Monday to revise its platform to include former leader Lee Jae-myung’s “basic society” welfare plan centering on guaranteeing universal basic income.
The new party platform will better reflect Lee’s …
The head of Woori Financial Group Inc. on Monday apologized for giving inappropriate loans to relatives of a former chief, admitting that holes in its internal control system partly contributed to the incident.
The apology by Yim Jong-yong, chairman…
The Korean comedy film “Pilot,” starring Cho Jung-seok, continued to dominate the weekend box office, reaching a cumulative audience of 3.02 million viewers as of Monday, data showed Monday.
Released July 31, the film attracted over 720,000 viewers …
The filming for renowned South Korean director Park Chan-wook’s new movie is set to begin Saturday with a cast including Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin, the film’s distributor said Monday.
The film, tentatively titled “I Can’t Help It,” centers on Man…
Vice ministers from various government agencies will hold a meeting this week to address growing safety concerns over electric cars, following the recent explosion of an electric sedan in an underground apartment parking lot, the government said Mond…