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Seoul shares end higher as investors assess Trump shooting

Seoul shares closed slightly higher Monday as investors digested the aftermath of the assassination attempt of former U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock …

Gmarket posts highest spending per customer among online malls

Gmarket, an online shopping platform operated by Shinsegae Group, stood as the shopping mall with the highest expenditures per customer in the second quarter, industry data showed Sunday.

The monthly average expenditures per Gmarket customer came to…

Yoon ‘appalled’ by attack on Trump, wishes him speedy recovery

President Yoon Suk Yeol said Sunday he was shocked by an assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump, denouncing the attack as “horrible political violence” and wishing him a quick recovery.

“I am appalled by the horrible political v…