South Korean stocks finished more than 1 percent higher to hit this year’s high Thursday as investor sentiment was boosted by revived hopes for a rate cut in the United States and Samsung Electronics’ upcoming earnings guidance.
The benchmark Korea …
Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun said Thursday the ministry plans to offer 2.7 trillion won (US$1.94 billion) in trade finance for exports of electric equipment to foster the sector as a new growth engine.
Ahn announced the plan during his visit to the…
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday named Lee Jin-sook, a former journalist of public broadcaster MBC, as new chief of the state broadcasting watchdog, in a reshuffle that also affected the environment minister and the financial regulator chief.
The …
Assistant Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police reveals that prosecutors have filed charges against 35 police officers and civilians in the 140 million baht ‘Pae Rak Phukaon’ case, and are preparing to conclude the case and send it to court wi…
President Yoon Suk Yeol named Lee Jin-sook, a former journalist of public broadcaster MBC, as new chief of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), Yoon’s chief of staff said Thursday.
The nomination of Lee, who served as president of MBC’s Daejeon…
Urgently hunting down 2 gunmen who broke in and stole 3.3 million baht from a money exchange company employee who had just withdrawn from a bank in the middle of a famous shopping mall parking lot in the Phatthanakan area. It was found that only 2-3 p…
