SEOUL, South Korea’s second military reconnaissance satellite launched into space this week has made contact with a ground station in the country and is undergoing initial operations normally, the defense ministry said Tuesday.
The satellite successf…
SEOUL, Big companies in South Korea increased their investments in research and development (RandD) activities last year despite decreased earnings, a corporate data tracker said Tuesday.
Their combined RandD investments rose 9.4 percent to 73.42 tri…
SEOUL, Shinhan Bank, the flagship unit of South Korean financial holding company Shinhan Financial Group Co., said Tuesday it has raised US$500 million through selling dollar-denominated bonds.
The debts were issued at an interest rate of 1.4 percent…
SEOUL, KakaoTalk, South Korea’s leading mobile messenger, saw its number of users fall below 45 million for the first time in 22 months last month, data showed Tuesday.
The application had 44.97 million monthly active users (MAUs) in March, down more…
SEOUL, The number of single-person households in the country peaked at an all-time high of over 10 million last month, a surge spurred by a rapidly aging population and a growing number of people opting to stay single, the interior ministry said Tuesd…
SEOUL, The ruling and opposition parties intensified their final appeals for support on the eve of the quadrennial parliamentary elections Tuesday, concentrating on the most fiercely contested battlegrounds in Seoul.
Wednesday’s general elections are…
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