Samsung SDI Co. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net income of 301.2 billion won (US$217.6 million), down 38 percent from a year earlier.

Operating profit for the April-June period

The South Korean foreign ministry said Tuesday it will check if there is a need to make changes to the exhibits on Japan’s wartime forced labor of Koreans at

Seoul shares opened lower Tuesday, following a mixed close on Wall Street, as investors await the Federal Reserve’s rate decision and earnings from major tech firms.

The benchmark Korea

Hanwha Aerospace Co. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 159.9 billion won (US$115.5 million), down 46.6 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory

Taihan Electric Wire Co. on Tuesday estimated its second-quarter operating profit at 37.4 billion won (US$27 million), up 55.8 percent from a year earlier.

Revenue increased 14.6 percent to

Hanmi Science Co. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 20.4 billion won (US$14.7 million), down 11.3 percent from a year earlier.

Operating income for the April-June period

A man in his 30s has been arrested for killing a neighbor with a long sword in Seoul, police said Tuesday.

The 37-year-old used the 80-centimeter-long sword to kill

Japan is considering holding a commemoration for wartime forced laborers at a former gold mine, which was recently listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as early as September,