SEOUL: Prosecutors have sought a warrant to arrest Kim Beom-su, the founder of tech giant Kakao Corp., over alleged stock price manipulation connected to the firm’s takeover of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment last year, officials said Wednesday.

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SEOUL: South Korea’s land ministry said Wednesday it has signed a tentative agreement with Vietnam’s construction ministry to cooperate in city and town development projects in the Southeast Asian nation.

South Korean Land Minister Park Sang-woo sign…

Bangkok, The Criminal Court sentenced ‘Sika Tong’ and her brother to 2 years in prison and a fine of 30,000 baht for extorting money from former ‘Phra Kato’. The prison sentence was suspended for 2 years.

Today, the Criminal Court on Ratchadaphisek …

Bangkok, Evidence from the forensic examination has revealed that toxic substances in the coffee flask that the Vietnamese man had drunk from, which he had prepared himself, were highly potent and could cause immediate death.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Trairong …

Trump’s reelection odds

Korea has to consider higher chance of Trump getting reelected, be proactive

The attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump on Saturday sent shock waves throughout the world, generating a torrent of reaction…

SEOUL: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) revised up its outlook for South Korea’s economic growth this year to 2.5 percent given strong exports, Seoul’s finance ministry said Wednesday.

It marked a 0.3 percentage-point increase from its April forecast…

SEOUL: The state human rights watchdog on Wednesday called for improvements in detention facilities for undocumented foreigners, including the provision of interpretation and medical personnel within the facilities.

The recommendation came after the …

SEOUL: Prosecutors have sought a warrant to arrest Kim Beom-su, the founder of tech giant Kakao Corp., over alleged stock price manipulation connected to the firm’s takeover of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment last year, officials said Wednesday.

Th…