LOTTE 24,500 DN 250 GCH Corp 16,040 DN 610 POSCO Holdings 360,000 UP 20,000 DB INSURANCE 117,900 UP 1,900 SLCORP 32,800 DN 900 Yuhan 140,000 DN 1,000 SamsungElec 74,400 UP 100 NHIS 13,790 UP 130 SamaAlum 49,600 UP 2,700 GC Corp 166,500 DN 4,400 GS E and C 20,400 DN 100 SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD. 369,000 … Read more
The health ministry said Monday it plans to deploy military physicians to hospital emergency rooms amid growing concerns over a possible disruption of emergency care during the Chuseok holiday due to a prolonged walkout by junior doctors. Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo told reporters the government would send some 250 military and public health … Read more
KG Mobility Corp., formerly known as SsangYong Motor Co., said Monday its August sales dropped 25 percent from a year earlier due to fewer working days over the summer vacation period and weak overseas demand. KG Mobility sold 8,128 vehicles last month, compared with 10,823 units sold a year earlier, the company said in a … Read more
Renault Korea Motors Co., the South Korean unit of Renault S.A., said Monday its August sales inched up 0.4 percent from a year earlier thanks to overseas shipments. Renault Korea sold 8,451 vehicles last month, up from 8,414 units a year earlier, the company said in a statement. Exports rose 2.7 percent to 7,101 units … Read more
South Korean shares rose Monday, as investors bet on a U.S. rate cut. The local currency slightly lost ground against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 6.69 points, or 0.25 percent, to close at 2,681.00. Trade volume was moderate at 262.5 million shares worth 8.5 trillion won (US$6.35 billion), with … Read more
The 22nd National Assembly formally kicked off with an opening ceremony Monday, more than three months after it came into operation, with President Yoon Suk Yeol skipping the ceremony amid tensions with the opposition. Yoon’s decision to sit out the ceremony to open the new Assembly and its first regular session came amid the opposition … Read more