Popular novelist Lee Oi-soo dies at 75
SEOUL-- Lee Oi-soo, a maverick bestselling novelist known for his uniquely unconventional, insightful views about life, died of pneumonia Monday. He was 75.Lee died at around 8 p.m. at a…
April 25, 2022
Culture ministry to hold conference on hallyu
SEOUL-- The government will hold an online conference on the global boom of Korean pop culture known as "hallyu" this week to discuss ways to increase its sustainability.Co-hosted by the…
S. Korea’s new infections drop to 30,000s amid slowdown of omicron wave
SEOUL-- South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases dropped to the 30,000s on Monday for the first time in 76 days as most of the country's virus restrictions are lifted amid…
Samsung Card net swells 16.2 pct in Q1
SEOUL-- Major South Korean credit card issuer Samsung Card Co. said Monday that its earnings rose more than 16 percent in the first quarter of the year on the back…
POSCO International Q1 net profit up 75.7 pct to 163.1 bln won
SEOUL-- POSCO International on Monday reported its first-quarter net income of 163.1 billion won (US$131.1 million), up 75.7 percent from a year earlier.Operating income for the January-March period was 216…
Hyundai Motor Q1 net rises 17 pct despite chip shortage
SEOUL-- Hyundai Motor Co. said Monday its first-quarter net profit rose 17 percent from a year earlier as an improved product mix and a weak won helped offset the impact…