An undocumented immigrant from Kazakhstan fled from an immigration office in Suwon while in handcuffs, police said Friday.

The Kazakh national in his 20s pushed away immigration officers and

Police decided Friday to refer a Korean American pastor at the center of a luxury bag scandal involving first lady Kim Keon Hee to the prosecution on charges of

KT Corp., the country’s major fixed and mobile carrier, said Friday its second-quarter operating profit fell 14.3 percent from a year earlier due to rising labor costs.

Its operating

Korea Gas Corp. on Friday reported its second-quarter net profit of 253.3 billion won (US$185.9 million), shifting from a loss of 66.7 billion won a year earlier.

Operating income

K-pop boy group NCT Dream will put out a new English single this month, the group’s agency said Friday.

“Rains in Heaven” will hit various music platforms around the

Kolon Industries Inc. on Friday reported its second-quarter net income of 43.9 billion won (US$32.2 million), up 17.4 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory

KT Corp. on Friday reported its second-quarter net income of 410.5 billion won (US$298.6 million), down 5.1 percent from a year earlier.

Operating income for the April-June period was

Two maintenance train cars bumped into each other at Seoul’s Guro Station in the wee hours Friday, leaving two workers dead and another injured, officials said.

The workers were