LG Uplus Q3 net profit down 47.7 pct. to 211 bln won
SEOUL– LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, said Friday its third-quarter net profit fell 47.7 percent from a year earlier due mainly to the sale of its business…
November 2021
Over 20 rallies to occur in Seoul on first weekend after easing of gathering curbs
SEOUL– The center of Seoul is expected to be crowded with nearly 4,000 demonstrators taking part in more than 20 rallies of varying sizes on the first weekend after the…
S. Korea secures 60 mln Pfizer vaccine doses for 2022
SEOUL– South Korea on Friday signed a deal with U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. to buy 30 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to be administered next year, bringing the…
Korea Shipbuilding grabs 748 bln-won order for 3 LNG carriers
SEOUL– Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) said Friday it has obtained a 748 billion-won (US$632 million) deal to build three LNG carriers. The vessels will be delivered to…
S. Korea expands travel alert for all of Ethiopia amid civil war
SEOUL– South Korea on Friday expanded a travel warning to all of Ethiopia after the African nation’s government issued a state of emergency amid an escalating armed conflict, the foreign…
Four out of 10 N. Koreans undernourished: FAO
SEOUL– More than four out of 10 North Koreans are suffering from undernourishment, a recent U.N. report showed, as the impoverished country struggles from chronic food shortages. According to the…