The reigning bronze medalist Jun Woong-tae ranked fourth after the opening fencing event of the modern pentathlon at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

Jun went 22-13 in his 35 fencing matches in the men’s ranking round and earned 235 points to rank fo…

The coming-of-age film “Victory” demonstrates that a film can shine brightly even with a simple story, provided it is supported by the strength of its characters.

Set in the sleepy southern town of Geoje in 1999, the movie follows teenagers forming …

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2-year TB 3.034 3.016 +1.8

3-year TB 2.941 2.911 +3.0

10-year TB 3.012 2.997 +1.5

2-year MSB 2.990 2.970 +2.0

3-year CB (AA-) 3.409 3.380 +2.9

91-day CD 3.470 3.470 0.0

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South Korean stocks finished more than 1 percent higher Friday as investor sentiment was boosted by better-than-expected recent U.S. jobless data, soothing recent recession fears that had rocked global financial markets. The local currency gained aga…

Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) on Friday said it has shifted to a net profit in the second quarter from a year earlier.

Net profit came to 253.3 billion won (US$185.9 million) over the April-June period, shifting from a loss of 66.7 billion won a year earl…

The world’s largest search engine firm Google suffered a stunning court defeat in an antitrust trial filed by the U.S. federal government. A U.S. judge ruled on Monday that Google is a monopolistic company that engaged in unlawful practices to suppre…

Kolmar Korea Co. on Friday reported its second-quarter net income of 45.2 billion won (US$32.8 million), up 5.9 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the April-June period rose 28.9 percent on…

Hanssem Co. on Friday reported its second-quarter net income of 13.5 billion won (US$9.9 million), swinging from a loss of 419 million won a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the April-June period rose 4…