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Samsung emerges as No. 3 vendor of wearable devices in Q3: report

Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's top electronics manufacturer, was the third-largest vendor of wearable devices in the third quarter of the year, a market report showed Wednesday, amid soaring ...

December 11, 2019
Technology
Korean builders' overseas orders down 31% through Nov.

Overseas orders won by South Korean construction companies fell 31 percent in the first 11 months of this year from a year earlier, a state-run bank said Wednesday. The combined overseas orders by t...

December 11, 2019
Industry
Korea's exports up 7.7% in first 10 days of December

South Korea's exports rose 7.7 percent in the first 10 days of December, thanks to rising demand for wireless equipment and passenger cars, customs data showed Wednesday. The country's exports stood...

December 11, 2019
Economy
S. Korea's 2020 defense budget rises 7.4% to over 50tr won

South Korea raised its defense budget by 7.4 percent for next year as it strives to strengthen self-defense capabilities amid growing security uncertainties, officials said Tuesday. According to the...

December 11, 2019
Defense
S. Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin named to inaugural All-MLB Team

South Korean free agent pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has been selected to the inaugural All-MLB Team. Major League Baseball announced its first-ever official star squad Tuesday (US Eastern Time) to recogniz...

December 11, 2019
Baseball
Pompeo says US is hopeful N. Korea will refrain from nuclear, long-range missile tests

WASHINGTON -- The United States is hopeful North Korea will continue to refrain from nuclear tests and long-range missile tests, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday, after Pyongyang said i...

December 11, 2019
North Korea
Trump urges Russia to help denuclearize N. Korea

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday and urged Moscow to help ensure North Korea's denuclearization, the White House said. Trump and Lav...

December 11, 2019
North Korea
Jobless rate falls to 3.1% in November, 331,000 jobs created

South Korea's jobless rate fell to 3.1 percent in November, and job additions came to over 330,000, data showed Wednesday. The unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percentage point on-year, and the numbe...

December 11, 2019
Economy
National Assembly passes 512.3tr won budget bill

The National Assembly on Tuesday passed next year's budget bill, worth 512.3 trillion won ($ 429.9 billion), after fierce partisan strife. The government had proposed a 2020 budget worth 513.5 trill...

December 10, 2019
Politics
S. Korea draw 0-0 with China in Bell's coaching debut at East Asian women's football tourney

South Korea played China to a scoreless draw to open an East Asian women's football tournament at home on Tuesday, unable to deliver a win in Englishman Colin Bell's coaching debut with the Taeguk La...

December 10, 2019
Soccer
S. Korean football champions to face Japanese, Australian league winners at AFC Champions League

Reigning South Korean professional football champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors will face league winners from Japan and Australia at a continental club tournament next year. The draw for the 2020 Asian...

December 10, 2019
Sports
Samsung's foundry biz to grow 19% on-year in Q4: report

Samsung Electronics is expected to see 19 percent on-year growth in its foundry business in the fourth quarter of the year, a market report showed Tuesday, though the performance will not be enough t...

December 10, 2019
Technology
[News Brief] Assault case involving S. Korean and Chinese students ends without prosecution

The South Korean and Chinese students booked for hitting each other were released without prosecution, the Seodaemun Police Station said Tuesday. Neither student sought punishment of the other. The ...

December 10, 2019
Social affairs
Ultrafine dust chokes Korea, cold spell expected late Wednesday

South Korea was blanketed by a high level of particulate pollution Tuesday, prompting emergency dust reduction measures for the first time this winter and an ultrafine dust advisory issued in the aft...

December 10, 2019
Social affairs
[Graphic News] 5G subscribers in S. Korea near 4 million in October

Almost 4 million South Koreans are subscribed to 5G mobile network as of October, with the number expected to breach the 5 million mark by the end of this year, government data showed. The number ...

December 10, 2019
Business

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