South Korean stocks were slightly up late Friday morning, buoyed by advances in technology shares.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 5.09 points, or 0.19 percent, to 2,688.74 as of 11:20 a.m.
The index had opened sharply…
Second Vice Foreign Minister Kang In-sun has met with Senegales President Bassirou Faye in the western African country to discuss the upcoming leaders’ summit between South Korea and African nations, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday.
As a presid…
South Korean tech giant Naver Corp. said Friday its first-quarter net profit soared 1,171.9 percent from a year earlier on the overall growth of its major businesses, including its search platform and e-commerce.
Its net profit reached 555.8 billion…
Woori Financial Group, a major South Korean financial holding firm, approved the acquisition of Korea Foss Securities Co. on Friday, paving the way for its reentry into the stock market nearly 10 years after it sold its stock brokerage.
Once acquire…
Tech giant Naver Corp. said Friday it has yet to determine its position regarding Tokyo’s apparent pressure on LY Corp., the operator of popular mobile messenger app Line in Japan, to review its relationship with the Korean company.
“Rather than det…