SEOUL, A middle-aged woman stands on a rocky mountaintop, gazing out at layers of mist-covered, rugged peaks stretching before her.
This scene is captured in the self-portrait, “Waves,” by Korean embroidery artisan Lee Jang-bong (1917-2016), who bor…
SEOUL, BNK Financial Group Inc. on Tuesday reported its first-quarter net income of 254.6 billion won (US$184.3 million), down 5.1 percent from a year earlier.
Operating income for the January-March period was 311.5 billion won, down 3 percent from …
SEOUL, The Supreme Court will seek to set new sentencing guidelines on crimes related to voice phishing and insurance fraud in a move to toughen punishment for fraud crimes for the first time in 13 years.
The Sentencing Commission, affiliated with t…
SEOUL, South Korean public firms’ liabilities reached another high in 2023 as they borrowed more money for projects meant to ease housing problems and build infrastructure, the finance ministry said Tuesday.
The combined debt of 324 public companies…
SEOUL, The ruling and opposition parties stood divided Tuesday over a national pension reform plan that calls for paying more in premiums and receiving greater pensions amid concerns it could put a financial burden on future generations.
Earlier in …