Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Wednesday vowed to make efforts to resolve a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors throughout talks with a consultative body comprising ruling, opposition parties and the medical community.
“If the consultative body is…
The board of directors at South Korea’s largest public broadcaster KBS on Wednesday recommended its main news anchor as new president and CEO, officials said.
During an extra board meeting in the day, Park Jang-beom was chosen to replace current CEO …
Around 3,000 North Korean soldiers were believed to have been sent to Russia so far to support its ongoing war with Ukraine, with a total of 10,000 expected to be deployed by December, South Korea’s spy agency said Wednesday.
The National Intelligenc…
LS Electric Co. on Wednesday reported its third-quarter net profit of 35.1 billion won (US$25.4 million), down 13.5 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the July-September period fell 5.2 perc…
The Kia Tigers used a seventh-inning rally to defeat the Samsung Lions 5-1 in their suspended opening game of the South Korean baseball championship series Wednesday, some 48 hours after it began in the southern city of Gwangju.
The Tigers put up a f…
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Wednesday its joint venture with multinational automaker Stellantis N.V. has started production on battery modules in Canada.
In early 2022, LGES and Stellantis announced a plan to build …
President Yoon Suk Yeol will appoint a special inspector to address concerns over first lady Kim Keon Hee if the ruling and opposition parties agree to recommend candidates, a senior presidential official said Wednesday.
The remark came after Han Don…
LG Display Co. on Wednesday reported its third-quarter net loss of 338.1 billion won (US$244.8 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it continued to post an operating loss of 80.6 billio…
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean defense solutions company, has been working on developing the world’s first hydrogen fuel-based tank for the military, industry sources said Wednesday.
In collaboration with the Agency for Defense Development and oth…
Banks in South Korea are expected to continue to tighten their stances on extending loans in the fourth quarter of the year, a central bank survey showed Wednesday.
According to the poll of financial institutions, including 18 banks, conducted by the…