SEOUL, South Korean stocks closed lower Wednesday ahead of the release of earnings reports by major firms. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 8.92 points, or 0.36 percent, to 2,469.69.
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WASHINGTON, A White House official expressed confidence Tuesday that the United States is keeping an “appropriate” defensive posture against North Korean threats, amid tensions heightened by Pyongyang’s continued weapons tests and hardening rhetoric….
SEOUL, Sohn Kyung-shik, chairman of the Korea Enterprises Federation (KEF), has raised strong concerns about the imminent expansion of the workplace safety law aimed at penalizing employers for fatal industrial accidents.
The law, implemented in Jan…
SEOUL, LG Display Co. said Wednesday it bounced back into the black with its first operating profit in seven quarters, helped by rising shipments of panels for smartphones and televisions.
LG Display, one of the world’s major manufacturers of displa…
SEOUL, High value-added ammonia carries have emerged as a new marketplace for South Korean shipbuilders, industry data showed Wednesday, amid a recent surge in global orders in line with a decarbonization trend.
HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore En…
SEOUL, The colossal tombstone of King Gwanggaeto the Great, undoubtedly the greatest conqueror in Korean history, has been restored digitally for display at a national museum in Seoul more than 1,600 years after its erection.
The National Museum of …
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