The indictment of Sue Mi Terry last week has sent shockwaves through Washington’s Korea-watching community. As a respected North Korea expert and former CIA analyst, her alleged role as an unregistered agent for South Korea’s spy agency has triggered …

LS Electric Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of 64.6 billion won (US$46.7 million), down 11.5 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 109.6 billion won in operating profit for the quar…

JB Financial Group Co. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of 200.7 billion won (US$144.8 million), up 20.1 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 258.8 billion won in operating profit for t…

Seoul shares opened sharply lower Thursday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 35.99 points, or 1.30 percent, to 2,722.72 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

The Dow Jones Industrial Averag…

Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok called for close market monitoring over delays in payment by e-commerce platforms TMON and WeMakePrice, and all-out efforts to prevent damage to sellers and customers, the finance ministry said Thursday.

Choi made the r…

Taihan Cable and Solution Co., South Korea’s second-biggest cable company, said Thursday it has received 190 billion won (US$137 million) worth of power grid orders in the United States.

With the latest orders, Taihan Cable has obtained more than 5…

The personal information watchdog fined AliExpress, a Chinese e-commerce retail platform, 1.9 billion won (US$1.37 million) on Thursday for leaking the personal information of South Korean customers to about 180,000 overseas sellers without informing …

LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Thursday reported its second-quarter net loss of 23.7 billion won (US$17.1 million), swinging from a profit of 465.1 billion won a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 195.3 billion won in op…