August 13, 2024

(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Aug. 13)

A recent fire in the basement parking lot of an apartment complex in Incheon, caused by a Mercedes-Benz EQE electric sedan, is fueling a growing anxiety akin to “electric vehicle (EV) phobia.” The blaze caused at least 10 billion won ($7.33 million) …

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Aug. 13)

The ceremony for the Aug. 15 Liberation Day could be split over the controversy over the appointment of Kim Hyung-seok as head of the Independence Hall of Korea. After the Heritage of Korean Independence, a group of descendants of independence fighte…

Doubleugames Q2 net profit up 44.5 pct to 64.2 bln won

Doubleugames Co. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 64.2 billion won (US$46.8 million), up 44.5 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the April-June period rose 33.4 percent …