Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on Thursday vowed to beef up monitoring of the global financial market and devise contingency plans to better respond to uncertainties regarding interest rates in the United States and other nations.
Choi made the remar…
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s leading refiner and parent firm of battery maker SK On Co., said Thursday its second-quarter net losses deepened due to lower refining margins and a slowdown in electric vehicle (EV) markets.
Net losses for the three …
Opposition parties on Thursday introduced a parliamentary motion to impeach Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairperson Lee Jin-sook, just a day after she took office, claiming she is unqualified as broadcasting watchdog chief.
The motion, intr…
BGF Retail Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of 58.5 billion won (US$42.9 million), down 1.7 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 76.2 billion won in operating profit for the quarter…
Bangkok, The fire at a famous shopping mall in Rama 9 is now under control. An inspection found only an electrical short circuit, with only white smoke. No injuries or deaths.
From the case where user X posted a picture and message at 2:55 p.m., ther…
South Korea seized its third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the men’s sabre fencing team competition on Wednesday in Paris, becoming just the second country ever to win at least three gold medals in a row in that event.
World No. 1 South Korea def…
K-pop star G-Dragon will continue using his stage name for upcoming solo projects, officials at his agency, Galaxy Corp., said Thursday.
The officials said the company has acquired the trademark rights to “G-Dragon” and its abbreviation “GD” from his…
The Shin-Hanul 1 nuclear reactor in southern South Korea halted its operations Thursday due to technical issues, according to the state-run nuclear power agency, although no safety concerns were identified.
The nuclear reactor in Uljin, 218 kilometer…
Kim So-yeong and Kong Hee-yong lost in the quarterfinals of the women’s doubles in badminton at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, falling short in a bid to win their second straight medal.
The South Korean duo, world No. 10, lost to 12th-ranked Pearly …
Jang Woo-jin was knocked out in the quarterfinals of the men’s singles table tennis tournament at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, failing to end South Korea’s long drought in this event.
Jang, world No. 13, lost to sixth-ranked Brazilian Hugo Caldera…