Germany-based biotech giant Merck KGaA held a groundbreaking ceremony to build a new production line in the central city of Daejeon with a budget of 430 billion won, the industry ministry said Wednesday.
The event came around a year after the biotec…
An annual international peace forum kicked off on the southern island of Jeju on Wednesday, with discussions focusing on key security challenges from geopolitical uncertainties and climate change to supply chains.
The ninth Jeju Forum for Peace and …
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…