Over a week has passed since a spontaneous Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle fire ended up sparking an EV fire scare in South Korea, but the local unit of the German automotive giant has barely made an earnest gesture to address the issue at hand.

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Naver Corp., South Korea’s leading online platform operator, said Friday its operating profit and sales hit a record high in the second quarter on solid growth of its key businesses.

Its operating profit reached a record 472.7 billion won (US$343.5 …

Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) on Friday said it has shifted to a net profit in the second quarter from a year earlier.

Net profit came to 253.3 billion won (US$185.9 million) over the April-June period, shifting from a loss of 66.7 billion won a year earl…

Naver Corp. on Friday reported its second-quarter net income of 332.1 billion won (US$241.1 million), up 15.8 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 472.7 billion won in operating profit for the quarter, …

A U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship arrived at a major southern naval base Friday to replenish supplies and provide rest for its crew members, South Korea’s Navy said.

The 40,500-ton USS Boxer amphibious assault ship, which is capable of carrying at…

High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok and modern pentathlete Jun Woong-tae have been friends since both represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. They have kept busy making history in their respective sports, with Woo winning titles that no …