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Gov’t pressures oil, gas industry to cut prices more
Gov’t pressures oil, gas industry to cut prices more

The government on Friday pressured the local oil and gas industry to further cut petroleum prices as it pushes to pass on the benefit of tumbling global oil …

Lee Boo-jin named outside director of China’s CITIC
Lee Boo-jin named outside director of China’s CITIC

Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin, the eldest daughter in the Samsung Group owner family, has been named an outside director of China’s largest state-run …

Park’s senior aide offers to resign
Park’s senior aide offers to resign

A senior presidential aide offered to resign Friday in defiance of Presidential Chief of Staff Kim Ki-choon’s order for him to testify before the parliament …

[Editorial] Inflow of Chinese money
[Editorial] Inflow of Chinese money

It is encouraging that foreign direct investment in the country has continued to increase. New FDI that was pledged to or arrived in Korea last year rose by …

Paris on terror alert after shooting
Paris on terror alert after shooting

PARIS (AP) ― Police hunted Thursday for two heavily armed men, one with possible links to al-Qaida, in the methodical killing of 12 people at a satirical …

Euro weakens in Asia on ECB stimulus expectations
Euro weakens in Asia on ECB stimulus expectations

- The euro slid in Asia Thursday as falling prices in the eurozone boosted the prospect of European Central Bank (ECB) stimulus, while the Fed appears on track …

S. Korean banks closing down ATMs on mobile banking trend
S. Korean banks closing down ATMs on mobile banking trend

Local banks have been closing down their automated teller machines (ATMs), pulling out of the high-cost service to transfer resources to more promising mobile …

Korean Air heiress faces further charge
Korean Air heiress faces further charge

The prosecution said Wednesday that Korean Air heiress Cho Hyun-ah was suspected of having interfered with a government investigation into an incident she was …

Drop in oil prices an opportunity for S. Korean economy: finance minister
Drop in oil prices an opportunity for S. Korean economy: finance minister

The recent plunge in global oil prices will have a positive impact on the local economy and help boost South Korea’s exports, the finance minister said …

Job loss in finance industry hits 5-year high
Job loss in finance industry hits 5-year high

As low inflation and growth pummeled profit, South Korea’s finance industry has shed the largest number of jobs in five years, a statistics agency said …

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