October 26, 2023

(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Oct. 26)

Korea needs to create drug enforcement agencyActor Lee Sun-kyun, who played a wealthy professional in the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite,” was booked Monday for an investigation into his alleged use of illegal drugs.The indictment of Lee, who often app…

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Oct. 26)

Time to end the weird privilege of lawmakers”Our lawmakers’ privilege of having no responsibility for what they say in the National Assembly — and not being arrested while legislative sessions are underway — is too excessive. We support the removal …

S. Korean economy grows 0.6 pct in Q3

SEOUL, – South Korea’s third-quarter economic growth was on par with the second quarter’s expansion, as exports and private spending rebounded, central bank data showed Thursday.The country’s real gross domestic product — a key measure of economic gr…

(LEAD) S. Korean economy grows 0.6 pct in Q3

SEOUL, – South Korea’s third-quarter economic growth was on par with the second quarter’s expansion, as exports and private spending rebounded, central bank data showed Thursday.The country’s real gross domestic product — a key measure of economic gr…

SK hynix turns to loss in Q3

SEOUL, – SK hynix Inc. on Thursday reported its third-quarter net loss of 2.18 trillion won (US$1.6 billion), swinging from a profit of 1.1 trillion won a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an operating loss of 1.79 tr…