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Gov’t to devise new measures to prevent electric vehicle fires

The government plans to unveil a set of comprehensive measures to prevent electric vehicle fires next month, the environment ministry said Thursday, following recent blazes involving electric cars.

The ministry said it and other government agencies,…

(LEAD) KT&G Q2 net jumps 58 pct on strong exports

KT and G Corp., South Korea’s dominant tobacco company, said Thursday its second-quarter net profit jumped 58 percent from a year earlier helped by strong exports and a weak won.

Net profit for the three months to June rose to 318 billion won (US$23…

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Aug. 8)

The number of people who killed themselves in Korea reached 6,375 as of May, a whopping 10.1 percent increase from the same period last year. The country already infamous for having the highest suicide rate among OECD members took a step closer to th…

Yonsei University revokes master’s degree of Cho Kuk’s son

Yonsei University has revoked the master’s degree of a minor party leader’s son following a court ruling related to the case, informed school officials said Thursday.

The university recently decided to cancel the admission of Cho Won, the son of Cho…

(LEAD) KT&G Q2 net jumps 58 pct on strong exports

KT and G Corp., South Korea’s dominant tobacco company, said Thursday its second-quarter net profit jumped 58 percent from a year earlier helped by strong exports and a weak won.

Net profit for the three months to June rose to 318 billion won (US$23…