February 20, 2024

Seoul shares down 1.13 pct in late-morning trade

SEOUL, South Korean stocks traded 1.13 percent lower late Tuesday morning on profit-taking.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had fallen 30.4 points to 2,649.86 as of 11:20 a.m.

Market bellwether Samsung Electronics slid 1.36 …

Singer Bang Shili dies at 61

SEOUL, Trot singer Bang Shili, famed for a number of hit songs, such as “Seoul Tango” and “First Car,” died Tuesday, her family said. She was 61.

The singer, whose real name was Bang Young-sun, died at a convalescent hospital in the Ganghwa district…