Democratic Party calls investigations “attempts to smear and embarrass Moon”

Residents baffled by missile malfunction, lack of information fans rumors

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son held talks on Tuesday over ways for a strategic alliance between the chips-to-mobile giant and SoftBank-backed chip intellectual property giant Arm, according to industry sources on Wednesday. The meeting at Samsung Electronics’ Seoul office was also accompanied by Samsung’s co-CEO Kyung Kye-hyun, who oversees semi...

S. Korea, US fire four surface-to-surface missiles in show of force, but one fails

Hyundai Department Store said Wednesday it would compensate staff and partner companies suffering from a business void at Daejeon Hyundai Premium Outlet that caught fire last week that left seven deaths. The company will give 2.5 million won-3.5 million won ($1,760-$2,470) to around 1,000 managers and salespeople whose work has been suspended due to the post-fire shutdown. Refusing to disclose ...

“By comparison trade with China, with a similar population, is 25 percent,” he underlined. “Nigeria has the largest untapped reserves of natural gas in Africa that would benefit immensely from Korean investors,” he said noting enough room for Korean investors in LNG. Meanwhile, the forum discoursed the need to achieve and expand Nigeria-Korea cooperation to cope with global changes through the ...

South Korea has spent nearly 68.5 billion won ($48.1 million) in total to fight and settle investor-state dispute settlements since 2013,#including its battle with US-based private equity firm Lone Star, data showed Wednesday. The majority of the money was spent to hire overseas attorneys or pay compensation in a total of 10 cases overseen by the US-based International Center for Settlement of I...

Nongshim's Shinramyeon still No. 1; sales of bibimmyeon wane in summer due to heavy rain

KT&G said it is taking part in an annual exhibition hosted by the Tax Free World Association in Cannes, France, from Oct. 3 through 6 as part of efforts to expand its duty-free business to Europe, the Middle East and Central and South Americas. The South Korean tobacco company is displaying premium products from Esse, Raison and Bohem brands at its booth. It is also holding meetings with global ...

On Sept. 13, the Korean drama “Squid Game” won six awards at the 74th Emmy Awards, including those for outstanding lead actor and outstanding directing for a drama series -- the first non-English TV series to do so. “Squid Game” enjoyed explosive popularity internationally, made history, and received high praise at home and abroad. It seemed like an event that deserves to sweep the world at least...

Lee is set to return with “We Are the Zombies” in October -- the series has been on a break since July. The comedy action webtoon is serviced in Korean, French and Thai in Naver Webtoon.