SK Telecom Co., a leading South Korean mobile carrier, said Tuesday its second-quarter operating profit rose 16 percent from a year earlier on the robust performance of its overall business.

Operating profit for the April-June period came to 537.5 b…

President Yoon Suk Yeol will grant special pardons to those convicted of livelihood-related crimes and others on the occasion of Liberation Day next week.

Yoon is also expected to exempt administrative penalties levied on small and medium-sized firm…

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner ordered ‘Pol. Col. Jor’ to lead the Metropolitan Police Investigation Team and Din Daeng Police Station to arrest a famous former football player from a Thai League club who used his free time from training to ‘sm…

The United States plans to award SK hynix Inc. up to US$450 in grants to help fund its production base for semiconductor packaging in Indiana, the South Korean chip giant said Tuesday.

The company said in April that it would invest around $4 billion…

Iran and its allies are vowing bloody vengeance against Israel in response to the assassination of Hamas’ top leader Ismail Haniyeh. Concerns are growing over the possibility of an all-out war between Israel and Iran, the two archrivals in the Middle…

Soon after celebrating her first Olympic gold medal Monday afternoon in Paris, South Korean badminton star An Se-young took an unusual step of criticizing her national team.

In media interviews at Porte de La Chapelle Arena, An had pointed to the na…

South Korea beat Brazil to move on to the quarterfinals of the women’s table tennis team event at the Paris Olympics on Monday.

Shin Yu-bin, Jeon Ji-hee and Lee Eun-hye teamed up to beat Brazil 3-1 after one doubles and three singles matches at Sout…

NHN Corp. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 4.6 billion won (US$3.4 million), down 70 percent from a year earlier.

Operating income for the April-June period was 28.5 billion won, up 36.3 percent from a year ago, the company said …