July 8, 2024

(LEAD) Seoul shares end 3-day winning streak on profit-taking

Seoul shares closed lower to snap their three-day rise Monday as investors moved to lock in profits. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 4.47 points, or 0.16 percent, to 2,857…

Passenger traffic at S. Korean carriers jumps 29 pct in H1

Passenger traffic at South Korean carriers jumped 29 percent to a record 47 million in the first half from a year earlier on higher demand for affordable air travel, government data showed Monday.

The number of passengers who traveled via flights of…

Singer-rappers HyunA, Yong Jun-hyung to wed in Oct.

K-pop singer-rappers HyunA and Yong Jun-hyung are going to marry in October, HyunA’s agency said Monday.

The two will tie the knot at Seoul’s Samcheonggak on Oct. 11, according to At Area.

The couple has been “a great comfort to each other during d…