Seoul:<Text> Woori Financial Group announced a decrease in its first-quarter net profit, attributed to rising costs. The financial group’s net profit for the January-March period

Seoul:<Text> Seoul stocks extended losses late Friday morning, tracking overnight declines on Wall Street, as persistent tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment.

Seoul:<Text> South Korea has secured over 74 million barrels of crude oil for May, presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said Friday, easing concerns over

Seoul:<Text> Cellist-turned-conductor Chang Han-na on Friday began her three-year term as president and CEO of the Seoul Arts Center, a major state-run cultural institution. Chang

Seoul:<Text> Woori Financial Group on Friday reported a first-quarter net profit of 638.9 billion won (US$430.6 million), down 2.4 percent from a year earlier. Operating

Seoul:<Text> South Korean bond yields experienced modest increases across all maturities as observed on the morning of April 24, 2026. The changes spanned various types