January 17, 2024

Seoul shares sharply down late Wed. morning on foreign sell-off

SEOUL, South Korean stocks traded sharply lower late Wednesday morning as most big-cap shares slid on foreign sell-off.

After starting marginally higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had shed 46.13 points, or 1.85 percent,…

(LEAD) Stabbed opposition leader Lee returns to work after 15 days

SEOUL, Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung returned to work Wednesday, 15 days after he was stabbed in a knife attack and underwent surgery.

“It feels new coming to the National Assembly and meeting the press,” Lee, chairman of the main opposition Democ…