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(LEAD) Krafton Q2 net income soars over 165 pct on record sales

Krafton Inc., a South Korean game publisher, said Monday its second-quarter net income surged more than 165 percent from a year earlier thanks to record quarterly sales driven by the popularity of its smash-hit title PUBG: Battlegrounds.

Its net pro…

Arms agency test-deploys multi-legged counter-terrorism robot

The state arms procurement agency said Monday it has test-deployed a multi-legged robot designed for counter-terrorism operations as part of a push to introduce advanced technologies to the military.

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (D…

S. Korea, Turkey extend currency swap deal

South Korea and Turkey have agreed to extend their currency swap deal by three years, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Monday.

In 2021, the two countries signed their first three-year, 2.3 trillion-won (roughly US$2 billion) currency swap agreement in a…

Arms agency test-deploys multi-legged counter-terrorism robot

The state arms procurement agency said Monday it has test-deployed a multi-legged robot designed for counter-terrorism operations as part of a push to introduce advanced technologies to the military.

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (D…