SEOUL– Yoon Jong-bin is one of the most bankable filmmakers in South Korea with several box-office hits under his belt like the crime drama “Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time” (2012), the period action thriller “Kundo: Age of Rampant” (2014) and the spy thriller “The Spy Gone North” (2018). His works are well-known for … Read more
SEOUL– South Korean stocks closed lower Thursday, paring earlier mild gains, as investors brace for more rounds of rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve after the strong U.S. inflation data. The local currency fell slightly against the U.S. dollar. After starting a tad higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) slipped … Read more
SEOUL– A dominant high school pitcher with a blazing fastball went first overall at the annual draft for the South Korean professional baseball league Thursday. Kim Seo-hyeon of Seoul High School was chosen with the first pick by the Hanwha Eagles at the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) draft held in Seoul. The 18-year-old is … Read more
SEOUL– China’s top legislator, Li Zhanshu, will visit LG Group’s massive research and development (R&D) complex in western Seoul this week, sources said Thursday, as part of his visit to South Korea for meetings with Seoul’s top officials. Li, China’s third-highest-ranking official and chief of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, is … Read more
SEOUL– BLACKPINK, the world’s biggest girl group, will roll out its second full-length album “Born Pink” on Friday. “We intended to express the essence of BLACKPINK in this album, as indicated by its title ‘Born Pink’,” member Rose said in a written question-and-answer released by the band’s agency YG Entertainment on Thursday. “I’m confident … Read more
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol will hold his first-ever summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in New York next week on a trip that will include his attendance at the U.N. General Assembly and a separate meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, his office said Thursday. The meeting with Kishida will mark the first … Read more
SEOUL– Kbi Dongkook Ind Co. on Thursday announced that it will sell stock to raise 7 billion won(US$5 million). The proceeds from the stock sale will be used mainly to pay off its debts. According to a regulatory filing, the company will issue some 12.98 million common shares at a price of 539 won … Read more
SUWON, South Korea– Police have questioned the elder son of Lee Jae-myung, the chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), over suspicions raised during the presidential election that he illegally gambled and bought sex services, officials said Thursday. The 30-year-old son, Dong-ho, has been accused of having illegally gambled on an internet card … Read more