August 14, 2024

4 YouTubers indicted over ‘mukbang’ star blackmail case

Prosecutors indicted four YouTubers on Wednesday on charges of blackmailing and extorting “mukbang” star Tzuyang or abetting the crimes.

The Suwon District Prosecutors Office indicted Lee Jun-hee and Jeon Kuk-jin, known by their YouTube channel name…

Meritz Financial Group Q2 net profit up 27.7 pct to 736.2 bln won

Meritz Financial Group Inc. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 736.2 billion won (US$541.1 million), up 27.7 percent from a year earlier.

Operating income for the April-June period was 1 trillion won, up 32.3 percent from a year …

Coupang resumes delivery of CJ products after 20-month hiatus

Coupang Inc. said Wednesday it has resumed purchasing CJ CheilJedang Corp.’s products for delivery after a 20-month hiatus due to differences over their deals.

CJ CheilJedang stopped selling its products to Coupang in December 2022 as they failed to…