SEOUL– Cheil Worldwide Inc on Tuesday reported its 2022 net income of 195.8 billion won (US$159 million), up 16.8 percent from a year earlier.Operating income for the year was 311.4 billion won, up 25.5 percent on-year, the company said in a regulator…
Continue ReadingSEOUL– Rep. Lim Jong-seong of the main opposition Democratic Party was given a suspended prison term of four months for election law violations Tuesday, a sentence heavy enough to remove him from parliament if confirmed by the Supreme Court.The Seongn…
Continue ReadingSEOUL– Cheil Worldwide Inc on Tuesday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 24.7 billion won (US$20 million), down 14.4 percent from a year earlier.Operating profit for the October-December period was 71.8 billion won, up 10.5 percent from a year …
Continue ReadingSEOUL– South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin will make a four-day trip to the United States this week for talks on strengthening the two countries’ alliance marking its 70th anniversary this year, his office said Tuesday.It said Park and his U.S. cou…
Continue ReadingU.S. President Joe Biden said the United States would not provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, as Kyiv seeks more sophisticated weapons to fight off Russia’s invasion.While arriving at the White House Monday, reporters asked if Biden would provide the…
Continue ReadingOpposition leader Lee Jae-myung was set to appear before prosecutors for questioning Saturday as part of a corruption investigation that he has denounced as political oppression against the opposition.It will mark the second time in less than a month t…
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