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February 27, 2017 More sports

Korean athletes make triumphant homecoming after historic Asian Winter Games

South Korean athletes made a triumphant homecoming Monday following their record-setting performances at the Asian Winter Games in Japan. The main delegation of 72 athletes and officials in cross-co...

KB Securities seeks to sell Hyundai Asset Management

KB Securities Co., a major South Korean brokerage firm, is pushing for the sale of an asset management unit, industry sources said Monday. KB was born through a merger of Hyundai Securities Co. and ...

February 27, 2017
Finance
Samsung BioLogics denies accounting fraud accusations

Samsung BioLogics, a contract manufacturer of biologic drugs under Samsung Group, has denied accusations that it engaged in fraudulent accounting practices to boost its market valuation in seeking a...

February 16, 2017
Industry
S. Korea culls 33 mln poultry amid worst bird flu outbreak

Facing its worst avian influenza outbreak, South Korea has culled more than 33 million poultry since the first reported case last November, officials said Saturday, while observers noted local resour...

February 11, 2017
Social affairs
Gov't confirms arrest of S. Korean missionary in China

A South Korean missionary has been arrested in the Chinese border city of Yanji, a foreign ministry official here said Saturday, adding the ministry is moving to provide legal and diplomatic support ...

February 11, 2017
National
FKI in search of new chief to keep group from falling apart

The Federation of Korean Industries, South Korea's largest business lobby, is now in a desperate search for a new chief, who will replace outgoing chairman Huh Chang-soo, but also keep the organizati...

February 11, 2017
Economy
Korea's exports continue expanding in Feb.

South Korea's outbound shipments have continued to expand so far this month, government data showed Saturday, suggesting a possible recovery in exports following a downturn over the past two years. ...

February 11, 2017
Economy
S. Korea projected to tie Winter Games gold medal record at home

South Korea is projected to win six gold medals to rank eighth at next year's Winter Olympics on home soil, a U.S. sports data analysis firm said Saturday. Gracenote said South Korea will grab six g...

February 11, 2017
Sports
S. Korea's wage income tax tops W30 tln in 2016

Tax collected on wage income came to more than 30 trillion won for the first time in the country's history last year, the government said Saturday, apparently indicating a growing tax burden on waged...

February 11, 2017
Social affairs
Presidential contenders to attend pro, anti-impeachment rallies

Rallies over President Park Geun-hye's impeachment trial are expected to heat up again Saturday, with presidential contenders scheduled to attend pro- and anti-Park gatherings scheduled in Seoul. Pa...

February 11, 2017
National
Korea completes deployment of 36 upgraded Apache choppers

South Korea completed the deployment of the latest upgraded model of Apache helicopters, a military official said Friday. The country had signed a $1.6 billion contract with the US in 2013 to buy 36...

January 27, 2017
Defense
Defense ministry rules out bringing major changes to conscription

South Korea's defense ministry said Friday the pledges made by presidential hopefuls to reduce the mandatory service period in the military and abolishing the conscription system lack viability. As ...

January 27, 2017
Defense
Samsung Electronics widens gaps with other giants in 2016

Samsung Electronics Co. saw its earnings overwhelm other South Korean companies in 2016, data showed Friday, expanding its presence in the country's economy. The South Korean tech giant posted sales...

January 27, 2017
Business
N. Korea airs another encrypted number broadcast

North Korea aired a broadcast of encrypted numbers on Friday, apparently aiming at sending messages to spies operating in South Korea. The coded radio broadcast began at 1:15 a.m. by the North's pro...

January 27, 2017
North Korea
N. Korea purging descendants of anti-Japanese guerrillas: defector

North Korea is currently purging the descendants of prominent guerrillas who fought against Japanese colonialists, a former North Korean embassy minister in London who defected to Seoul last year sai...

January 27, 2017
North Korea

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