Celltrion Inc., a South Korean biopharmaceutical company, said Wednesday its second-quarter net profit plunged 48 percent from a year earlier due to costs following a merger with its sales

LG Uplus Corp. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 164.6 billion won (US$119.6 million), down 22.8 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory

South Korea will loosen requirements of registration for foreign financial institutions and their reporting rules in an effort to improve trading conditions and attract more investors, the finance ministry

Veterans Minister Kang Jung-ai discussed ways to expand support for Ethiopian veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War with the country’s defense minister, Aisha Mohammed, her office said Wednesday.

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The ruling and main opposition parties agreed Wednesday to swiftly deal with bills on livelihood issues that were left aside amid monthslong partisan disputes over other contentious issues.

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A beagle that is trained to detect bedbugs with an accuracy rate of more than 95 percent was commissioned as South Korea’s first bedbug sniffing dog, a pest control

South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to accelerate discussions on establishing an alternative mechanism to monitor the implementation of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against North

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Wednesday the government will allow hospitals to extend the application period for trainee doctor programs this week to help them recruit more junior doctors.