Day: January 22, 2024
(LEAD) Exports fall 1 pct in Jan. 1-20 due to fewer working days
SEOUL, South Korea’s exports fell 1 percent on-year in the first 20 days of January due to a smaller number of working days, data showed Monday.
Outbound shipments reached US$33.3 billion in the Jan. 1-20 period, compared with $33.6 billion tallied …
HD Korea Shipbuilding wins 491.1 bln-won order for 3 ammonia carriers
SEOUL, South Korean shipyard HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering Co. said Monday it has bagged a 491.1 billion-won (US$366 million) order to build three very large ammonia carriers for a shipper based in Central and South America.
HD Hyun…
Gov’t to scrap big retailers’ mandatory Sunday closures
SEOUL, The government announced several measures aimed at reforming regulations related to people’s livelihoods, including scrapping the policy mandating large retailers to close their stores on Sunday twice a month, officials said Monday.
The annou…
Rival parties recruit former Samsung, Hyundai executives ahead of elections
SEOUL, The ruling and the main opposition parties on Monday announced the recruitment of a former Samsung Electronics executive and a former Hyundai Motor executive, respectively, as talents for April’s general elections.
Koh Dong-jin, a former pres…
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 22)
Three weeks have passed since the start of the year. But the presidential office is still dillydallying over whether to hold President Yoon Suk Yeol’s New Year’s press conference – and how. In August 2022, Yoon had his first – and last – press confer…
Agriculture ministry launches task force on ending dog meat consumption
SEOUL, South Korea’s agriculture ministry said Monday it has launched a task force dedicated to working out the details of implementing the government’s plan to end the consumption of dog meat by 2027.
The launch came as the National Assembly passed…
(G)I-dle prereleases track from new studio album
SEOUL, K-pop girl group (G)I-dle on Monday released “Wife,” a track off the group’s upcoming new studio album, the group’s agency said.
Cube Entertainment described the track as boasting a “trendy beat and addictive melody,” highlighting member Soye…
Director Hong Sang-soo’s film to compete in upcoming Berlin Int’l Film Festival
SEOUL, South Korean director Hong Sang-soo’s new film, “A Traveler’s Needs,” will compete in the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival next month, the event’s website showed Monday.
The film by Hong was among the 19 full-length titles announce…
Seoul court delays ruling on Samsung chief in 2015 merger case
SEOUL, A Seoul district court has postponed its decision on Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong in a case involving a controversial merger of two Samsung affiliates where, if convicted as indicted, the Samsung chief may face a five-year pri…
Survivor of torpedoed corvette takes helm of reincarnated ROKS Cheonan frigate
SEOUL. A Navy officer who survived North Korea’s 2010 sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan took the helm of a new frigate named after the ill-fated corvette, the Navy said Monday.
The FFG-826 Daegu-class frigate was named after the ROKS Cheon…