July 24, 2024

K-pop’s overseas sales top 1 tln won for 1st time in 2023

The K-pop industry’s overseas sales surpassed 1 trillion won (US$722.28 million) for the first time last year, according to a government report released Wednesday.

The report by the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, a state-run think tank under…

Samsung Biologics Q2 net income up 72 pct to 318 bln won

Samsung Biologics Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net income of 318 billion won (US$229.8 million), up 72 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the April-June period rose 71.4 per…

(LEAD) N.K. trash balloon lands on presidential office compound

A trash-carrying balloon sent by North Korea landed on the presidential office compound Wednesday, but nothing dangerous was found, the Presidential Security Service (PSS) said.

The PSS said it discovered fallen trash on the grounds of the president…