South Korean stocks got off to a strong start Friday tracking overnight gains on Wall Street on eased recession woes.

The benchmark Korea Composite

Police decided Friday to refer a Korean American pastor at the center of a luxury bag scandal involving first lady Kim Keon Hee to

Over a week has passed since a spontaneous Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle fire ended up sparking an EV fire scare in South Korea, but the

Korea Gas Corp. on Friday reported its second-quarter net profit of 253.3 billion won (US$185.9 million), shifting from a loss of 66.7 billion won

Kolon Industries Inc. on Friday reported its second-quarter net income of 43.9 billion won (US$32.2 million), up 17.4 percent from a year earlier.

The

Naver Corp., South Korea’s leading online platform operator, said Friday its operating profit and sales hit a record high in the second quarter on