PAJU, South Korea– U.S. investor Jim Rogers has been tapped to serve as an adviser on inter-Korean cooperation projects for Paju, a South Korean city near the border with North Korea, officials said Monday.Rogers plans to visit Paju, 30 kilometers nor…
SEOUL– South Korean state-run gas company Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) said Monday it has signed a business partnership agreement with U.S. energy infrastructure firm Sempra Infrastructure.KOGAS said the memorandum of understanding, signed in Houston on Fr…
SEOUL– South Korean battery maker SK On Co. said Monday it has jointly developed a battery monitoring chip with a local startup in a move that helps ensure a stable supply of the key component in the battery management for automotive and other devices…
SEOUL– Three players who have found new homes after getting released last winter made an immediate impact in fresh uniforms during the opening weekend of the 2022 South Korean baseball season.The forgotten ace Noh Kyung-eun turned back the clock for t…
SEOUL– More than 12,000 migrant workers will enter South Korea in the first half of this year to relieve labor shortage in farming and fishing areas, the justice ministry said Monday.Of the total of 12,330 migrant workers invited to the country, 100 f…
SEOUL– The Bank of Korea (BOK) should step up efforts to make more accurate assessments of current economic and financial situations ahead of next week’s rate-setting meeting, the central bank’s acting chief said Monday.BOK Vice Gov. Lee Seung-heon, w…
SUWON, South Korea– Police on Monday raided the Gyeonggi provincial government building as part of an investigation into allegations that the wife of former ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung misused a local government credit card when …
SEOUL– South Korean stocks traded higher late Monday morning as investor sentiment was buoyed by falling oil prices and signs of a global economic recovery despite woes over the U.S.’s monetary tightening and the Ukraine crisis.The benchmark Korea Com…