Pan Ocean Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of 109.6 billion won (US$80.4 million), up 19.3 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 135.2 billion won in operating profit for the quarter…

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met with Thailand’s Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa in Seoul on Thursday and discussed bilateral relations and future cooperation, Han’s office said.

The meeting took place as the top Thai diplomat paid a courtesy cal…

DL E and C Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net income of 40.6 billion won (US$29.8 million), up 14.4 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 32.6 billion won in operating profit for the quarter,…

Jang Woo-jin was knocked out in the quarterfinals of the men’s singles table tennis tournament at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, failing to end South Korea’s long drought in this event.

Jang, world No. 13, lost to sixth-ranked Brazilian Hugo Caldera…

The defense ministry said Thursday it has revised its description of Dokdo in its troop education material recalled late last year after it stirred up a controversy by describing the easternmost islets as disputed territory.

In December, the ministry…

Opposition parties on Thursday introduced a parliamentary motion to impeach Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairperson Lee Jin-sook, just a day after she took office, claiming she is unqualified as broadcasting watchdog chief.

The motion, intr…

Direct purchases from overseas by South Korean customers surpassed the 2 trillion-won (US$1.46 billion) mark for the first time ever in the second quarter of 2024, data showed Thursday.

The total value of online direct buying from overseas advanced 2…

Two South Korean teams were both knocked out in the quarterfinals of the women’s doubles in badminton at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

Baek Hana and Lee So-hee, world No. 2, lost to the third-ranked team from China, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning, by 2-…