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Seoul: Lotte Shopping Co., an affiliate of South Korean retail conglomerate Lotte Group, reported a second-quarter net income of 14.6 billion won (US$10.3 million), marking

August 7, 2026

Election Commission Under Scrutiny Amid Data Manipulation Allegations

Gwacheon: Investigators raided the National Election Commission (NEC) on Friday to secure evidence over suspicions of data manipulation in connection with the June 3 local

August 7, 2026

National Security Adviser Meets New U.S. Ambassador in South Korea

Seoul: National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac has met with the new U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Michelle Steel, for the first time since she assumed

August 7, 2026

BLACKPINK to Celebrate 10th Anniversary with Exclusive Fan Event in Seoul

Seoul: K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its debut with a small-scale meet-and-greet for fans in Seoul, bringing all four members

August 7, 2026

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Shinsegae Reports 13-Fold Increase in Q2 Net Profit Amid Strong Retail Performance

Seoul: Shinsegae Inc., the operator of one of South Korea’s leading department store chains, announced a nearly 13-fold increase in its second-quarter net profit, driven

August 11, 2026

Seoul Shares Open 0.95% Lower Amid U.S. Market Declines

Seoul: Seoul shares opened lower Tuesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened 59.6 points, or 0.95

August 11, 2026

N. Korea Criticizes Japan’s Defense Paper as Pretext for Military Expansion

Pyongyang: North Korea on Tuesday denounced Japan’s latest defense white paper, calling it an attempt to justify the country’s military buildup and describing it as

August 11, 2026

Export Concentration in Top 10 Firms Rises Sharply in Q2 Amid Chip Boom

Seoul: The proportion of South Korea’s top 10 exporters in the country’s total outbound shipments in the second quarter sharply expanded from a year earlier,

August 11, 2026