The United States seized a Singapore-owned oil tanker Friday that was used to make illegal oil deliveries to North Korea, the Justice Department said.A New York federal judge issued a judgment of forfeiture authorizing the United States to take ownersh…
SEOUL– Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Friday that it narrowed its net loss in the second quarter from a year earlier thanks to increased sales.Its net loss reached 447.4 billion won (US$388.9 million) in the second quarter from 704.3 billion won a …
SEOUL– Hotel Shilla Co. on Friday reported its second-quarter net profit of 12 billion won (US$10.5 million), swinging from a loss of 67.7 billion won a year earlier.Operating income for the April-June period was 46.4 billion, compared with a loss of …
SEOUL– Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong met Friday with his Uzbek counterpart, Abdulaziz Kamilov, and discussed ways to expand trade and other cooperation, the ministry said.During the talks, the two sides agreed to work closely together for a bilatera…
SEOUL– Hyosung Corp. on Friday reported its second-quarter net profit of 187.4 billion won (US$162.9 million), up 409.7 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 218 billion won in operating profit for the quar…
SEOUL– Defense Minister Suh Wook held phone talks with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin on Friday and reaffirmed their commitment to a strong alliance and a firm combined defense posture, the defense ministry said.The two ministers discussed bilatera…
In Kyrgyzstan, 1258 people have already been vaccinated with AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, Director of the Immunoprophylaxis Republican Center Gulbara Ishenapysova said at a briefing on Friday, Trend reports with reference to Kabar.”The vaccination …
SEOUL– South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases increased to more than 1,700 Friday as health authorities strive to contain the virus spread amid summer vacation season.The country added 1,710 COVID-19 cases, including 1,662 local infections, raising…
CHUNCHEON, South Korea– A major umbrella labor union on Friday pushed ahead with its planned rally in Wonju, central South Korea, in defiance of COVID-19 restrictions and repeated warnings from police.The rally organized by the Korean Confederation of…
SEOUL– A U.S. vehicle importer and eight other companies have submitted letters of intent to acquire SsangYong Motor Co., SsangYong said Friday.U.S.-based Cardinal One Motors, SM Group and Edison Motors Co. confirmed they joined the race to acquire th…
SEOUL– Competition in South Korea’s mobile video game market is set to intensify in the coming months with the launches of new titles, analysts said Friday.Video game giant NCSOFT Corp. is set to release “Blade & Soul 2,” the sequel to its popular mas…
SEOUL– A group of progressive lawmakers have condemned misogynistic attacks being leveled at a female South Korean archer now competing at the Tokyo Olympics.An San, who set a record of winning three golds in archery at a single Olympics Friday, has r…