May 16
1973 -- North Korea joins the World Health Organization. South Korea became a member in 1949.
1980 -- The military government of Chun Doo-hwan expands its use of emergency martial la...
14:00 May. 15
SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday it will launch a limited edition of the Galaxy Z Fold3 handset in collaboration with homegrown design brand Muz...
11:50 May. 15
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SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday selected a local consortium led by chemical-to-steel firm KG Group as the preliminary bidder for Ssan...
19:15 May. 13
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SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. is considering raising chipmaking prices by up to 20 percent, a news report said Friday.
Bloomber...
18:30 May. 13
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho and Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong will meet next week to discuss the economic situation and coordinate their policies, the finance ...
18:28 May. 13
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. is considering raising chipmaking prices by up to 20 percent, a news report said Friday.
Bloomberg reported the South Korean chipmaker is in tal...
18:10 May. 13
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Medicox Co.on Friday announced that it will sell stocks to raise 4 billion won (US$3.1 million). The proceeds from the stock offering will be used primarily to finance its...
17:58 May. 13
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Citibank Korea Inc., the South Korean unit of Citigroup Inc., said Friday its net profit for the first quarter of this year decreased as the lender is gradually reducing i...
17:18 May. 13
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- SD Biotechnologies Co. on Friday announced that it will sell stocks to raise 35.2 billion won(US$27.4 million). The proceeds from the stock offering will be used primarily...
16:59 May. 13
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SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Chemical Corp., the petrochemical unit of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group, said Friday its f...
16:30 May. 13
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SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday selected a local consortium led by chemical-to-steel firm KG Group as ...
16:29 May. 13
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Coway Co. on Friday reported its first-quarter net profit of 135 billion won (US$105.1 million), up 7.3 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory fi...
15:55 May. 13
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. on Friday reported its first-quarter net profit of 20.8 billion won (US$16.2 million), down 52.7 percent from a year earlier.
Oper...
15:55 May. 13
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- CJ CGV Co. on Friday reported its first-quarter net loss of 111.4 billion won (US$86.8 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.
The company said in a regu...
15:53 May. 13
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Chemical Corp. on Friday reported its first-quarter net income of 116.6 billion won (US$90.8 million), down 78.3 percent from a year earlier.
Operating income for...
15:33 May. 13
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SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state power firm Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) on Friday reported a ...
15:29 May. 13
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SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday selected a local consortium led by chemical-to-steel firm KG Group as the preliminary bidder for SsangYong ...
15:01 May. 13
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SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- LG Uplus Corp., South Korea's third-largest mobile carrier, said its first-quarter net profit slumped 15.2 ...
14:17 May. 13
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SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday called for a preemptive response to various economic challenges facing the country, citing concerns about a trade deficit ...
14:03 May. 13
May 14
1928 -- Korean independence movement activist Jo Myeong-ha unsuccessfully attempts to assassinate Japanese Army Gen. Kunihiko Kuninomiya in Taiwan. Jo, 23, self-taught in Korea and Japan...
14:00 May. 13