The United States called on North Korea Monday to stop “provocative” and “unproductive” steps and return to dialogue after Pyongyang said it held a ceremony over the weekend for transferring 250 new tactical missile launchers to frontline military un…

The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Tuesday it will propose a bill mandating a special counsel investigation into the military’s response to a Marine’s death after it was scrapped twice following President Yoon Suk Yeol’s veto.

The party …

SK Chemicals Co. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net income of 5.1 billion won (US$3.7 million), swinging from a loss of 15.5 billion won a year earlier.

Operating income for the April-June period was 8.9 billion, compared with a loss of 13.8…

South Korean stocks rose more than 3 percent Tuesday, rebounding from the previous day’s worst market sell-off, sparked by fears over a U.S. recession and the sluggish performance of big tech firms. The local currency slightly fell against the U.S. g…

Amorepacific Corp. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 530.6 billion won (US$385.7 million), up 2648.4 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the April-June period fell 29.5 pe…

L and F Co. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net loss of 74.4 billion won (US$54.1 million), shifting from a profit of 49.4 billion won a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an operating loss of 84.2 billion wo…

KEPCO Plant Service and Engineering Co. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net income of 59.5 billion won (US$43.3 million), up 46.3 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the April-June …