Samsung Electronics Co., a major global tech giant that has been embroiled in allegations that its workers on its chip production line have suffered from serious diseases, including leukemia, said Sunday the company is devoted to providing diagnoses and compensation to victims.The company denies any

The average paychecks of small and midsized enterprises are only half of those provided by conglomerates, data showed Sunday, causing young jobseekers to shy away from applying for such positions.According to the research conducted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, employees of companies with

South Korea's entertainment giant CJ Group is set to speed up investment and business projects starting in March, as its chief is set to begin full-fledged activities after being released from prison by a pardon last year, industrial watchers said Sunday.CJ Chairman Lee Jae-hyun was released by

South Korea defeated Cuba 6-1 in an exhibition game ahead of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in Seoul.Starter Chang Won-jun tossed four shutout innings, and the once-maligned lineup pounded out 11 hits at Gocheok Sky Dome in the nation's capital.The two nations will meet again at 2 p.m. Sunday

Alpine skier Jung Dong-hyun captured gold in the men's slalom at the Asian Winter Games on Saturday.Jung led all skiers with the combined time of 1:37.10 after two runs at Sapporo Teine, finishing 2.08 seconds ahead of teammate Kim Hyeon-tae.Hideyuki Narita of Japan won the bronze in 1:39.38.Jun

Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of Samsung Group, was called into the special prosecutor's office Saturday for additional questioning over his alleged involvement in the high-profile corruption scandal that has rocked the country for the past several months.The vice president of Samsung Electr

North Korea on Friday launched a vicious personal attack on the South Korean foreign minister, calling him an idiot and traitor who begs for tougher international pressure on its nuclear ambitions.The invective came amid heightening tensions following the North's test of a new ballistic missile

Sales of lottery tickets in South Korea rose 8.4 percent in 2016 from a year earlier amid a protracted economic slump, the finance ministry said Friday.The Ministry of Strategy and Finance said it settled the lottery fund account for fiscal 2016, which totals 4.74 trillion won.Lottery sales rose 8.4

Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's tech giant, said Friday it has launched its mobile payment system in Malaysia, expanding its overseas foothold for the flagship mobile transaction platform.A launching event was attended by some 300 officials and media personnel in the capital city of Kuala

An elderly man unsatisfied with the capital city's development policy stabbed himself while Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was delivering a congratulatory speech at an opening of an exhibition at the city hall Friday, municipal officials and witnesses said.The 79-year old man, identified only by his

By Lee Kyung-sikPublisher, The Korea Post mediaAmbassador Zaran Kazazovic of Serbia in Seoul stated that this year Serbia plans to have visits of the Speaker of the Serbian Parliament and important representatives of the government in charge of the economic cooperation and other fields as well. Spea

South Korea's largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. said Friday that they will showcase a new line of green cars at an annual motor show to be held in Switzerland early next month, as they strive to make inroads into the European market.Hyundai Motor said

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., South Korea's top shipping firm, said Friday that its shareholders approved a proposal to raise the number of stocks and bonds to be sold, paving the way to get fresh funding from a state-backed firm.Earlier, Korea Shipping Co. said it would buy stocks and debt to be

South Korea on Friday called on North Korea to acknowledge that it is behind the killing of its leader's half-brother and cooperate with Malaysia's probe into the case.In its first official response to the death of Kim Jong-nam, North Korea blamed Malaysia for colluding with South Korea in i

The Korean daily media headlines and humorFriday, February 24, 2017 Your Excellency: Here are The Korea Post notices and a roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media of Korea today: Very Respectfully Yours /s/ Lee Kyung-sikPublisher-ChairmanKorea P

Kia Motors Corp. is aiming to export up to 10,000 units of the soon-to-be-launched plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) version of its Niro small SUV this year, industry sources said Friday.Kia, the No. 2 carmaker in South Korea, is scheduled to unveil the Niro plug-in hybrid in South Korea in April and de

Choi Da-bin will try to become the first South Korean figure skater to win an Asian Winter Games gold medal Saturday, the penultimate day of the Sapporo, Japan, competition.Choi won the short program on Thursday with 61.30 points, leaving Rika Hongo of Japan in second place with 60.98 points. Zhao Z

Unionized workers at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. launched an all-out strike for a second day on Friday demanding better working conditions and opposing the firm's spin-off scheme.The labor union leaders told all 15,000 union members to stage an eight-hour walkout starti

With the final ruling against President Park Geun-hye expected to come on Feb. 27, 2017, the security guards for the Special Prosecutors are armed with pistols and the personal security personnel for the Special Prosecutors have been substantially increased for increased protection of the Special Pr

By Lee Kyung-sikPublisher of The Korea Post mediaThe two weeks from now are expected to be a very racial period for President Park Geun-hye and the Korean people. Sentencing of the Constitutional Court on President Park will come on March 13, 2017, or before. The day also coincides with the date of