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S. Korea's 5G download speed 2nd fastest globally: reportTechnologyOct 20, 2020South Korea's 5G download speed is the world's second fastest, reaching an average speed of 336.1 megabits per second (Mbps), a report showed Tuesday. The country was only behind Saudi Arabia, which... -
LG Electronics tops TV consumer survey in AustraliaIndustryOct 20, 2020South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. has placed first in a recent TV consumer satisfaction survey in Australia, overtaking rival Samsung Electronics Co., industry sources said Tuesday. ... -
BTS' 'Dynamite' ranks No. 5 on Billboard singles chartK-popOct 20, 2020K-pop megastar BTS has ranked fifth on the Billboard's main singles chart with its latest hit "Dynamite" that had topped the list for three weeks, Billboard reported. "BTS' 'Dynamite' drops 2-5 on t... -
S. Korea's demand deposit turnover hits nadir in Aug.EconomyOct 20, 2020South Korea's demand deposit turnover ratio hit an all-time low in August amid growing uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic, central bank data showed Tuesday, The ratio, or withdrawals of dem... -
SK hynix to buy Intel's NAND memory chip unit for $9bIndustryOct 20, 2020SK hynix Inc., South Korea's No. 2 chipmaker, said Tuesday that it will buy the NAND business of US semiconductor giant Intel Corp. in a deal worth 10.3 trillion won ($9 billion) to help the company ... -
Moon requests Malaysia's support for S. Korea's WTO chief bidForeign affairsOct 19, 2020President Moon Jae-in had a phone call with Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday and asked the Southeast Asian country to back South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee's bid to become... -
S. Korea expresses 'deep regret' over Abe's visit to war shrinePoliticsOct 19, 2020South Korea expressed "deep regret" Monday after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe again visited a war shrine, urging Tokyo to atone for its colonial-era atrocities through action. Abe's vis... -
Justice minister orders top prosecutor's recusal from fund scandal probePoliticsOct 19, 2020Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae ordered the nation's top prosecutor on Monday to take his hands off the ongoing investigations into a high-profile fund scandal in a move she claims is intended to ensure ... -
S. Korea, Philippines vow to beef up defense cooperationDefenseOct 19, 2020Senior defense officials of South Korea and the Philippines met via video conference Monday and vowed to strengthen cooperation despite the new coronavirus situation, the defense ministry said. Duri... -
Hyundai, Kia set to shift to Q3 loss on provisions for massive recallEconomyOct 19, 2020Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. said Monday they plan to reflect a combined 3.4 trillion won ($3 billion) in provisions for product recall and quality control in their balance sh... -
5G accessibility in major subway lines at over 75%: dataTechnologyOct 19, 2020The average accessibility of the fifth-generation network in major subway lines in South Korea reached over 75 percent, a lawmaker said Monday, as the country races to boost nationwide coverage. The... -
4 USFK-affiliated Americans test positive for new coronavirusSocial affairsOct 19, 2020Three American service members and a dependent have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon arrival in South Korea this month, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said Monday. While two of the service m... -
FM Kang to meet brother of S. Korean official killed by N. Korea at seaSocial affairsOct 19, 2020Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha plans to meet later this week with the elder brother of a South Korean fisheries official shot to death by North Korea at sea last month, a source said Monday. Kang's... -
Unification ministry slashes staff, budget after NK's liaison office demolitionNorth KoreaOct 19, 2020The unification ministry has cut back on the number of staff at the inter-Korean liaison office and the budget for next year, after North Korea blew up the office building in June, an opposition lawm... -
GS E&C Q3 net down 43.9% on currency lossesEconomyOct 19, 2020GS Engineering & Construction Co., a major South Korean builder, said Monday that its third-quarter net profit plunged 43.9 percent from a year earlier due to currency losses. GS E&C posted a net pr...
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