South Korean stocks surged more than 2 percent late Friday morning, in line with overnight Wall Street gains bolstered by big tech companies’ earnings.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index climbed 54.62 points, or 2.15 percent, to 2,597.0…
Police said Friday they have arrested a married couple in their 20s on charges of killing twin baby sisters, who were less than 2 months old, at a motel in Incheon.
The 49-day-old twins were found dead, lying with their faces down on a motel bed in …
Vice Unification Minister Moon Seoung-hyun on Friday emphasized the importance of North Korean defectors, calling them “precious assets” who can serve as South Korea’s link to the North Korean people.
Moon made the remarks as South Korea has been pu…
HD Hyundai Infracore Co. on Friday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 43.9 billion won (US$33.2 million), swinging from a profit of 32.7 billion won a year earlier.
Operating profit for the October-December period was 14 billion won, down 78.9 …
South Korean stocks rose by almost 3 percent Friday, backed by techs, autos and financials following solid earnings reports from U.S. big techs. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) cli…