SEOUL, Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said Tuesday the government will reduce corporate taxes for companies that raise shareholder returns in an effort to encourage their valuation improvement measures and to address the “Korea discount” phenomenon.
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SEOUL, The health ministry on Tuesday criticized medical professors of Seoul National University for deciding to resign en masse in support of a monthlong walkout by trainee doctors, saying such a move is unacceptable.
Second Vice Health Minister Pa…
SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol lamented the ongoing walkout by junior doctors on Tuesday, saying their medical licenses should not be used as a tool against the people.
Yoon made the remark during a Cabinet meeting as thousands of trainee doctors re…
SEOUL, South Korean stocks continued to trade lower late Tuesday morning mainly due to losses from technology and energy shares.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had fallen 30.4 points, or 1.13 percent, to 2,655.44 as of 11:20 a.m.
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SEOUL, The presidential office and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) have clashed again, this time over the controversial appointment of a new ambassador and a top presidential aide’s impropriety, sparking speculation about how it will affect the g…
SEOUL, South Korea’s housing market sentiment inched up in March but it remained far below par, a poll showed Tuesday.
The Korea Housing Institute said its housing business sentiment index (HBSI) came to 68 for this month, up 4 points from the previ…
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