Songkhla, Songkhla police arrested two thieves who broke into a house and were tricked by the thieves showing off their wealth to the villagers. It was revealed that they used the money to buy drugs and have sex with prostitutes for two consecutive d…

South Korea’s industrial output fell for the second consecutive month in June, but retail sales and facility investment rebounded, data showed Wednesday.

Industrial output inched down 0.1 percent on-month in June, following a 0.8 percent fall a mont…

Samsung C and T Corp. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net income of 734 billion won (US$533.2 million), up 5.7 percent from a year earlier.

Operating profit for the April-June period was 900.4 billion won, up 16.6 percent from a year ago, t…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has dismissed the public security minister and chiefs of provincial committees to hold them responsible for severe damage from the recent downpours in the northern border areas along the Amnok River.

The decision was …

SK Bioscience Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net loss of 11.4 billion won (US$8.3 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it continued to post an operating loss of 19.9 bill…

Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its second-quarter operating profit surged more than 15 times from a year earlier on the robust performance of its semiconductor business.

The world’s largest mobile phone and memory chip maker’s operating prof…

Civic groups filed a complaint Wednesday against newly appointed broadcast watchdog chief Lee Jin-sook over her alleged misuse of corporate credit cards in the past.

The National Union of Media Workers and two other civic groups said they filed the …

Seoul shares opened higher Wednesday, following a mixed close on Wall Street, as investors expect the Federal Reserve may begin a rate cutting cycle later this year.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 5.20 points, or 0.19 …