July 19, 2024

Seoul shares open lower on Wall Street losses

Seoul shares got off to a weak start Friday on overnight losses on Wall Street.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 23.81 points, or 0.84 percent, to 2,800.54 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

Overnight, Wall Street shares tumble…

BTS’ Jimin to drop 2nd solo album ‘Muse’

Jimin of K-pop supergroup BTS will release a new solo album Friday while serving in the South Korean military.

The new EP, “Muse,” is scheduled to be out at 1 p.m., marking the singer’s first release in about one year and four months since his debut…

International travelers using Incheon airport leap 40 pct on-year

The number of international passengers traveling via Incheon International Airport has leaped nearly 40 percent in the first half of 2024 from a year earlier, the airport’s operator said Friday.

A total of around 34 million passengers traveled on in…

(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on July 19)

South Korean public opinion is turning in favor of stricter regulations on YouTube after extreme and violent YouTubers disrupted a ruling party’s political event on Monday and so-called “cyber wreckers” were revealed last week to have exploited a pop…