SEOUL-- The National Assembly on Friday adopted a confirmation hearing report for the chief of the National Election Commission (NEC), paving the way for his official appointment ahead of the…
SEOUL-- Samsung Electronics Co. is considering raising chipmaking prices by up to 20 percent, a news report said Friday.Bloomberg reported the South Korean chipmaker is in talks with foundry clients…
SEOUL-- South Korea's leading container shipper HMM Co. said Friday its first-quarter earnings rose nearly twentyfold from a year earlier amid high freight rates.Net profit stood at 3.13 trillion won…
SEOUL-- Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho and Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong will meet next week to discuss the economic situation and coordinate their policies, the finance ministry said Friday.Choo…
SEOUL-- South Korea has co-sponsored a recently adopted U.N. Human Rights Council resolution on the deteriorating situation in Ukraine stemming from Russia's aggression, an official at Seoul's foreign ministry said…
SEOUL-- LG Uplus Corp., South Korea's third-largest mobile carrier, said its first-quarter net profit slumped 15.2 percent from a year earlier due to decreased profits related to handset sales.LG Uplus…