Belarus’ president calls for expanding ties with N. Korea in letter to Kim
The president of Belarus has called for “further expanding cooperation” with North Korea in a message sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Pyongyang’s foreign ministry said Friday, amid speculation that the nations will seek to strengthen trilate…
(Olympics) 33rd Summer Olympics set to open in Paris with unprecedented ceremony
Long known as the capital of arts and culture, Paris will transform itself into the capital of sports over the next 17 days as the host of the 33rd Summer Olympics.
The opening ceremony for the first Summer Games in Paris in 100 years is scheduled t…
Parliament passes broadcasting bill, PPP lawmakers exit in protest
The opposition-controlled National Assembly passed one of the four contentious broadcasting bills aimed at reducing the government’s influence over public broadcasters Friday, with lawmakers of the ruling party leaving in protest.
The passage follow…
(Olympics) Swimming world champion Kim Woo-min goes for 1st medal
South Korea’s first medal of the Paris Olympics could come Saturday, the very first day of competition after Friday’s opening ceremony, with swimming world champion Kim Woo-min scheduled to compete in the men’s 400-meter freestyle.
The heats for the…
(Olympics) S. Korea to name own MVP of Paris Games
The South Korean Olympic chief said Friday the country will name its own MVP of the Paris Summer Games, an honor that will also come with prize money.
Lee Kee-heung, head of the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee (KSOC), told Yonhap News Agency th…
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on July 26)
Two ecommerce majors affiliated with Singapore-based Qoo10 are shaken by chain withdrawals by service providers and users due to their deferred payments from liquidity-related issues. Travel agents and retailers are pulling out or cancelling their go…
Hyosung TNC Q2 net profit up 161.4 pct to 51.8 bln won
Hyosung TNC Corp. on Friday reported its second-quarter net income of 51.8 billion won (US$37.3 million), up 161.4 percent from a year earlier.
Operating income for the April-June period was 84.6 billion won, up 31.2 percent from a year ago, the com…
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on July 26)
President Yoon Suk Yeol held a dinner meeting with members of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Wednesday, including the newly elected chief, Han Dong-hoon, and other party leaders. The Yoon gathering was hosted with the intention of promoting r…