July 31, 2024

S. Korea, U.S. holding live-fire drills near inter-Korean border

South Korea and the United States have been staging a combined live-fire exercise near the inter-Korean border, involving a rotational U.S. Stryker combat vehicle unit, the U.S. Army stationed in the South said Wednesday.

The two-week exercise began…

BNK Financial Group Q2 net income up 15.5 pct to 248.2 bln won

BNK Financial Group Inc. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 248.2 billion won (US$179.9 million), up 15.5 percent from a year earlier.

Operating profit for the April-June period was 294.3 billion won, up 5.5 percent from a year a…