SEOUL, Amorepacific Group on Tuesday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 47.9 billion won (US$36 million), up 348.7 percent from a year earlier.
Operating income for the October-December period was 29.9 billion won, down 62 percent from a year…
SEOUL, Cheil Worldwide Inc on Tuesday reported its 2023 net profit of 190.1 billion won (US$142.9 million), down 2.9 percent from a year earlier.
Operating profit for the year was 307.5 billion won, down 1.2 percent from the previous year, the compa…
SEOUL, South Korea came in 32nd in an annual global corruption index, down a notch from a year earlier, Transparency International said Tuesday, the first drop in seven years since an anti-graft law came into force in 2016.
South Korea scored 63 out…
SEOUL, Cheil Worldwide Inc on Tuesday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 17.3 billion won (US$13 million), down 30 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the October-December period rose…
SEOUL, North Korea has shut down its diplomatic missions in Hong Kong and Libya, a foreign ministry official said Tuesday, as the recalcitrant regime struggles with economic challenges amid prolonged sanctions.
They are the latest in the list of ove…
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, The new deputy commander of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Tuesday stressed the role of the South Korea-U.S. alliance and its “steadfast” dedication forged in the 1950-53 Korean War as he took office.
Lt. Gen. David R. Iver…
SEOUL, The Marine Corps will resume live-fire drills at a firing range in the southeastern city of Pohang later this year, the defense ministry said Tuesday, more than three years after training was halted due to noise complaints by nearby residents….
SEOUL, The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency, at 11:00 a.m.
Term Today (%) Previous Session (%)
1-W 3.50 3.50
1-M 3.55 3.55
2-M 3.60 3.60
3-M 3.66 3….
SEOUL, POSCO Future M Co. on Tuesday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 102.1 billion won (US$76.8 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an operating loss of 73.7 billion…
NAMYANGJU, South Korea, Former baseball player Jung Soo-keun was referred to the prosecution Tuesday on charges of hitting his wife with a golf club, officials said.
Jung, 47, was accused of striking his wife’s forehead once with a golf club at thei…