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Ex-Citibank chief highest paid banker in Korea

Nov 16, 2014

Ha Yung-ku, former president of Citibank Korea. Former Citibank president Ha Yung-ku will again be the highest paid bank president in Korea this year. Though he stepped down from his post in Octobe...
[Asian Games] S. Korea gains baseball win over Thailand

More sportsSept 22, 2014

South Korea on Monday easily defeated Thailand 15-0 after five innings in a mercy rule. At the Asian Games, a game is called after five innings if a team is winning by at least 15 runs, or after sev...
S. Korean judoka Jeong defends under-78kg title

More sportsSept 22, 2014

South Korean female judoka Jeong Gyeong-mi defended her Asiad under-78 kilogram title after defeating North Koreas's Sol Kyong at the Asian Games on Monday. Zhang Zhehui from China and Mami Umeki fr...
[Asian Games] S. Korea nabs two fencing silver medals

More sportsSept 22, 2014

South Korea won two silver medals in fencing at the Asian Games on Monday to end the gold streak in individual competitions. In the women's epee, Shin A-lam lost to Sun Yujie of China 6-5 in the fin...
[Asian Games] N. Korean lifter lands gold in women's 58㎏

More sportsSept 22, 2014

North Korean lifter Ri Jong-hwa seized the gold medal in the women's 58-kilogram division at the 2014 Asian Games on Monday. Ri lifted a total of 236 kg -- 102 ㎏ in the snatch and 134 ㎏ in the c...
No initial offering for Line this year: Naver

TechnologySept 22, 2014

The country's top portal operator Naver Corp. has decided against listing its Japan-based affiliate Line Corp. in the U.S. and Japanese stock market this year, the company said on Monday. In a regul...
Samsung to launch new Galaxy Note on Sept. 3

TechnologyAug 5, 2014

The Galaxy Note 3, the latest in Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note line-up, will be introduced on Sept. 3 in Germany, industry sources said Tuesday. According to the sources, the world's largest smar...
EU delays decision on designating Korea an illegal fishing country

Jul 24, 2014

The European Union on Wednesday postponed its decision on whether to designate South Korea as a country conducting illegal fishing in the deep oceans on the heels of heightened efforts from the gove...
CrucialTec to develop fingerprint solution for mobile banking

TechnologyJul 17, 2014

CrucialTec, a leading fingerprint solution developer, said Thursday that it would develop a fingerprint authentication solution to be featured on financial authentication certificates for online bank...
Marketplace bombing kills 31 in far western China

InternationalMay 22, 2014

Armed policemen surround a knife-wielding `attacker` during a counter-terrorism drill in Xinjiang`s capital Urumqi, April 26, 2014. Assailants in two SUVs plowed through shoppers while setting off e...
LG Chem inks patent deal with Japanese battery film maker

TechnologyMay 19, 2014

LG Chem researchers examine safety reinforced separators at their lab in Daejeon on Sunday. LG Chem LG Chem said Monday that it has inked a patent license deal with Japanese battery film maker UBE ...
Seoul shares rise on Amore, Hyundai Motor

May 9, 2014

Local stocks appeared to be picking up on Friday on gains in big caps, such as Amore Pacific and Hyundai Motor. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 0.19 percent, or 3.69 poi...
Standard Chartered Bank reprimanded for violating accounting rules

May 8, 2014

Standard Chartered Bank Korea was reprimanded for violating accounting rules on its trading of derivatives worth 1 trillion won ($977.8 billion), according to the Financial Supervisory Service on Thu...
Sony, Pantech launch new smartphones

IndustryMay 8, 2014

Sony’s Xperia Z2 on the left and Pantech’s Vega Iron 2 on the right Sony and Pantech launched their latest flagship smartphones in Korea on Thursday. Sony’s Xperia Z2, powered by a 2.3-GHz quad-cor...
‘TPP not too different from FTA with U.S.‘

Apr 30, 2014

The regulations and final goal of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Korea is considering joining are not too different from those involving South Korea’s free trade agreement with the United States, acco...