SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol has postponed receiving a policy briefing from the education ministry in order to take care of public safety and COVID-19 issues before he goes on vacation next week, officials said Thursday.The policy briefing from Educ…
SEOUL– Prosecution investigators raided the gender ministry on Thursday as part of an investigation into allegations that officials from the previous administration assisted the then ruling party in devising campaign pledges ahead of the presidential …
SEOUL– North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned that South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol government and its “military gangsters” will face annihilation should it make any “dangerous attempt” like a preemptive strike, according to Pyongyang’s state media Thursda…
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol will receive a policy briefing from the education ministry as initially planned after postponing it earlier to take care of public safety and COVID-19 issues ahead of his vacation next week, officials said Thursday.Educa…
SEOUL– Poongsan Corp. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of 67.7 billion won (US$52.1 million), down 16.2 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the April-June period fell 15.8 per…
SEOUL– Amorepacific Group, South Korea’s leading cosmetics firm, said Thursday it shifted to a net loss in the second quarter from a year earlier due to challenging market conditions and faltering sales in China over COVID-19 lockdowns.Amorepacific sw…
SEOUL– Doosan Bobcat Inc. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net income of 140.6 billion won (US$108.5 million), up 51.3 percent from a year earlier.Operating income for the April-June period was 309.5 billion won, up 120.9 percent from a year ag…
SEOUL– BNK Financial Group Inc. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of 239.6 billion won (US$184.9 million), down 16.3 percent from a year earlier.Operating profit for the April-June period was 327.4 billion won, down 12.4 percent from …