SEOUL — Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party, is neck and neck with leading presidential hopefuls from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) within the margin of error, a survey showed …
SEOUL– The ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday rejected former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon’s appeal of the presidential primary results, confirming Gyeonggi Gov. Lee Jae-myung as its presidential candidate.The DP party affairs committee, the top …
SEOUL– Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon conceded defeat in the ruling Democratic Party (DP)’s presidential primary on Wednesday, three days after the nomination went to Gyeonggi Gov. Lee Jae-myung.Lee Nak-yon posted a concession message on his Facebo…
An Indian government-controlled arms maker with high-profile U.S. and European shareholders has been supplying Myanmar, even after the country’s military toppled a democratically elected government on February 1 and killed hundreds of civilians in a bi…
SEOUL– POSCO, the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker by output, said Wednesday its third-quarter operating income more than quadrupled to a record high on robust demand amid the global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.Operating income for th…
SEOUL– South Korean banks’ household loans grew at a faster pace in September from a month earlier despite the government’s toughened controls on lending, central bank data showed Wednesday.According to the Bank of Korea (BOK), outstanding bank loans …
SEOUL– South Korean stocks advanced nearly 1 percent Wednesday as investors sought to buy oversold stocks, such as tech and auto shares, after a sharp plunge the previous session. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composi…
SEOUL– The government will review the possibility of providing relief measures for an individual whose personal phone number was exposed in Netflix’s mega hit “Squid Game” series although it hardly constitutes an infringement of personal data in legal…