Challenges ahead of Han

New leader should resolve internal strife, fight the opposition’s unilateral legislation

Han Dong-hoon won a fierce fight to be elected as the new leader of the People Power Party, but he faces another tough challenge.

He ha…

Two-time Olympic champion Kim Woo-jin finished first in the men’s individual archery ranking round of the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

Kim scored 686 points out of a maximum 720 points at Les Invalides in the French capital to grab the top seed for th…

HD Hyundai Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net income of 544.1 billion won (US$392.4 million), up 192.1 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 879.9 billion won in operating profit for the quar…

Korea House, set to serve as the hospitality venue showcasing South Korean culture and supporting the country’s athletes during the Paris Olympics, had its official opening ceremony Thursday.

The Korean Sport and Olympic Committee (KSOC) and the sp…

Hyundai Steel Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net income of 1.4 billion won (US$1 million), down 99.5 percent from a year earlier.

Operating profit for the April-June period was 98 billion won, down 78.9 percent from a year ago, the compa…

With South Korean golfer Park In-bee running for election to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Athletes’ Commission, three candidates have dropped out of the race.

The commission’s website listed 29 candidates Thursday, down from the initia…

Hanwha Solutions Corp. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net loss of 329.8 billion won (US$237.9 million), swinging from a profit of 23 billion won a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an operating loss of 107….

South Korean archer Lim Si-hyeon set a world record in the women’s ranking round of the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

Lim scored 694 out of a possible 720 points at Les Invalides in Paris, finishing first in the ranking round. Another South Korean arch…