November 6, 2023

KCC shifts to profits in Q3

SEOUL, KCC Corp. on Monday reported its third-quarter net income of 11.2 billion won (US$8.6 million), shifting from a loss of 265.3 billion won a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the July-September period…

Prosecutors demand death penalty for suspect in grisly Busan murder

BUSAN, Prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the suspect behind the high-profile murder in the southeastern city of Busan who allegedly committed the crime “out of curiosity about murder”.Jung Yoo-jung, 23, was indicted on charges of ki…

Today in Korean history Date: 06-Nov-23

1978 — South Korea and the United States launch the Combined Forces Command.1983 — South Korean builder Dong Ah Construction Co. obtains an order from Libya to build a water pipeline in the Middle Eastern country. The Great Man-Made River Project wa…