Seoul: Hyosung Group Chairman Cho Hyun-joon has divested a 4.9 percent stake in Hyosung Heavy Industries Co. to a significant U.S. tech-focused investment fund, the

North Korea: North Korea has launched a full-scale investigation into the recent warship accident that occurred during the destroyer’s launch but said the extent of

Seoul: The total number of eligible voters for the 21st presidential election, set for June 3, is 44.39 million, the interior ministry announced on Friday.

Seoul: South Korean stocks traded slightly higher late Friday morning on chip and financial share gains. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose

Seoul: C and C International Co., a South Korean cosmetics manufacturer, has announced a plan to sell stock to raise 145 billion won (US$104.8 million).

Pyongyang: North Korea on Friday decried a recent high-level U.N. Assembly meeting on the country’s human rights situation as a “politically motivated provocation,” vowing not