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Seoul stocks were trading sharply lower late Tuesday morning as concerns over investments in the artificial intelligence (AI) value chain sparked a sell-off in major chip shares. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 136.06 points, or 2.36 percent, to 5,631.95 as of 11:20 a.m. After opening 0.6…
Enormous — and at times destructive — public demonstrations in France have significance reaching well beyond that historically turbulent nation. Protests began in September, spurred by deteriorating conditions in the education system. More than 500 schools have been blockaded and clashes with police have escalated to…
Samsung Bioepis has secured a decade-long exclusive supply deal for a rare disease treatment in Brazil, strengthening its position in Latin America’s largest pharmaceutical market while opening a new chapter in its partnership with the Brazilian government. The Korean biopharmaceutical company said Tuesday it had…
The defense ministry on Tuesday expressed "grave concerns" over North Korea escalating border tensions with threats and its criticism of South Korea's military operations conducted in response to the North's repeated border intrusions violating the armistice agreement. The ministry's statement came a day after Kim…
CJ ONE is bringing its rewards program onto public transit, joining forces with mobility fintech company E-Dreams to connect travel, shopping and dining through a single membership platform for Korean and international customers. CJ OliveNetworks, which operates the lifestyle membership service, said Tuesday it had…
President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday stressed the need to cut the time required for administrative procedures in building homes, calling for all-out efforts to boost housing supply. The president made the call during a Cabinet meeting as runaway housing prices persist despite the government's efforts to cool the market…
Hankook Tire is extending its presence in global football as it returns for a third consecutive year as an official sponsor of the Ballon d’Or, with this year’s ceremony marking the award’s 70th anniversary and its first edition in London. Hankook Tire & Technology, part of Hankook & Company Group, said it will…
Kim Ji-yong, the inaugural chief of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency (SCIA), attended a Cabinet meeting presided over by President Lee Jae Myung for the first time Tuesday, sparking controversy over the agency's political neutrality. Kim, who received his letter of appointment from Lee on Monday, was scheduled…
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire servic...
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry on Tuesday expressed "grave conc...
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. ...
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday stressed the need ...
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks were trading sharply lower late Tuesday ...
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will help build a global "artificial inte...
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Stars from the top U.S. and domestic women's golf tou...
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that it will lau...