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Samsung Biologics Q4 net income down 54.3% to W96.2bIndustryJan 26, 2021Samsung Biologics Co. on Tuesday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 96.2 billion won ($87 million), down 54.3 percent from a year earlier. The company said in a regulatory filing that operati... -
3 officials from McDonald's supplier get suspended sentences for selling tainted pattiesSocial affairsJan 26, 2021Three officials from a burger patty supplier for McDonald's Korea were given suspended prison sentences by a local court Tuesday for providing patties potentially contaminated with E. coli to the loc... -
Moon requests parliamentary hearing report on justice minister nomineePoliticsJan 26, 2021President Moon Jae-in has requested that the National Assembly send a report on its confirmation hearing on the nominee to become justice minister, Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday. Lawmakers had the hear... -
Korea’s economy shrinks 1% in 2020EconomyJan 26, 2021Asia’s fourth-largest economy contracts for the first time in 22 years, amid COVID-19 pandemic, but rebound is anticipated for 2021 -
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[Newsmaker] Belligerence of pro-Moon extremistsPoliticsJan 26, 2021A cohort of President Moon Jae-in’s unwavering loyalists who are most active on the internet has long been criticized or even abhorred for going to extreme lengths to attack anyone they think is bera... -
Samsung heir urges employees to keep Samsung goingTechnologyJan 26, 2021But the court judged that the committee’s activities weren’t as effective as it had expected when it handed Lee a 2 1/2-year jail term. Last week, the jailed Lee sent a message through his lawyer sa... -
KRX chief to reform short-selling regulations for ordinary investorsMarketsJan 26, 2021The chief of South Korea’s sole bourse operator on Tuesday pledged to strengthen pre-to-post management of short-selling -- a strategy of borrowing, selling and repurchasing stocks to return them to ... -
Live commerce catches on as retailers focus on online shoppingRetailJan 26, 2021Naver opens streaming studio for small businesses in latest boost for live commerce -
Moon shares finance minister's online message on S. Korea's economic performancePoliticsJan 26, 2021President Moon Jae-in shared Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki's social media message Tuesday on South Korea's latest gross domestic product (GDP) data, a rare move seen as meant to encourage Hong publicl... -
Studio for virtual music, drama performances to open in SeoulTheaterJan 26, 2021With the COVID-19 pandemic pushing the art industry to shift online, the Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to launch a studio for online streaming in central Seoul to make way for virtual performan... -
Ex-unification minister urges prompt decision on joint military drillsForeign affairsJan 26, 2021A former unification minister called for a prompt decision from the Moon Jae-in government on whether to hold joint military drills with the US this spring, saying the resolution of this issue would ... -
Kakao TV’s ‘No, Thank You’ rank on Wavve top-10 drama listTelevisionJan 26, 2021Kakao TV’s original series “No, Thank You” placed in the top 10 most popular dramas’ list on streaming platform Wavve, the first such feat for a Kakao TV original drama, according to Wavve on Tuesday... -
NK raps Australia on human rights, seen as supporting ChinaNorth KoreaJan 26, 2021North Korea, which has often been criticized by the United Nations for recurring human rights abuses, condemned Australia at a UN meeting for committing human rights violations, UN Watch said Tuesday... -
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[News Focus] Korea attains higher percentage of female ministers than US, JapanPoliticsJan 26, 2021But Korea still falls short of OECD average in 2019 -
Korean LoL players who join teams abroad face very different environmentsMore sportsJan 26, 2021Those thinking of playing overseas must be prepared to work hard to adapt, says Ignar of Evil Geniuses
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