SEOUL– A military public defender was questioned Tuesday for allegedly failing to provide adequate help to a sexually abused Air Force noncommissioned officer as military prosecutors expanded an investigation into what led the victim to take her own l…
SEOUL– Hybe Co., the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, has seen its market capitalization exceed the 10 trillion-won (US$8.95 billion) mark amid the boy band’s global popularity, data showed Tuesday.Shares in Hybe closed at 289,000 won on Tuesday, up 2.48 …
SEOUL– Sales of fiction and poetry books at Yes24, a leading online bookstore, have continued to grow this year, as people spend more time at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, the company said Tuesday.The sales volume of novels, poetry and dramas ha…
SEOUL– South Korea’s prime minister on Tuesday urged Pyongyang to engage in dialogue with Seoul in hopes of reviving the stalled peace process on the Korean Peninsula.”I earnestly ask that you return to the table of dialogue and reconciliation in orde…
SEOUL– Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will supply its latest 5G network solutions to Vodafone, a London-based telecommunications giant, a move that will expand its presence in Europe.Under the deal, the South Korean tech giant will provide its…
SEOUL– A special counsel team investigating the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster raided the Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) Monday over allegations that evidence related to the ferry sinking has been forged.The office of Special Prosecutor Lee Hyun-joo said…
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) said Monday that it has signed a 1.1 trillion won (US$ 1 billion) deal to build a hull of an offshore facility, Trend reports citing Yonhap.The deal is part of a total 2.6 trillion won project to cons…
VIENNA– South Korea and Austria agreed Monday to elevate their longstanding ties to a “strategic partnership” during talks here between President Moon Jae-in and Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.They noted that the two sides have constantly developed bilater…
BERLIN/SEOUL– South Korean composer Shin Donghoon became the first Asian to win a prestigious composition award from the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic, an orchestra spokesperson said Monday.Shin became the sixth recipient and the first As…
SEOUL– Half of SsangYong Motor Co.’s workers will go on unpaid leave for two years beginning next month as part of self-help measures as the debt-ridden automaker is striving to speed up its sales process, the company said Monday.SsangYong said its ma…
SEOUL– Health authorities on Monday said they have confirmed 105 administrative errors out of 14.79 million vaccinations given here.Of the 105 errors, 85.7 percent or, 90 cases, involved administering vaccines to unauthorized people, according to the …
VIENNA– The leaders of South Korea and Austria agreed during summit talks here Monday that the two sides are “optimal” partners in the new industrial era and discussed ways to deepen forward-looking bilateral ties, Cheong Wa Dae said.President Moon Ja…