South Korean stocks extended losses late Wednesday morning due to a slump in technology and automobile shares.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had lost 26.87 points, or 0.99 percent, to 2,695.98 as of 11:20 a.m.
Shares lost ground a…
South Korea’s health ministry said Wednesday the number of junior doctors working at hospitals has been gradually rising, although the increase is small, as the walkout protesting the government’s plan to raise the number of medical school freshmen e…
Unionized workers of Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday they plan to stage a collective action in protest against stalled wage negotiations with the management, with a full-fledged strike potentially on the horizon.
The management of the South K…
South Korea’s trade ministry said Wednesday it has launched the second round of talks for an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with Georgia with the goal of broadening their trade portfolio.
The two-day meeting with senior officials from Georgia’…
North Korea has launched more than 200 balloons carrying trash and waste across the inter-Korean border, Seoul’s military said Wednesday, after the North warned of “tit-for-tat action” against anti-Pyongyang leaflets sent by the South’s activists.
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