South Korean stocks got off to a weak start on Tuesday as concerns over global growth and weak U.S. economic data strained investor sentiment, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) slipped 14.1 points, or 0.78 percent, to 1,803.69 in the first 15 minutes of trading.On Monday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised down its 2013 forecast for global growth and

South Korean stocks rose 0.27 percent on Monday as investor sentiment was boosted by growing expectations over a global recovery and corporate earnings forecasts, analysts said. The local currency gained ground against the U.S. dollar.The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) climbed 4.9 points to finish at 1,817.79. Trading volume was light at 263.5 million shares worth 3.2 trillion won ($2.8

South Korean stocks got off to a strong start Monday, boosted by better-than-expected corporate earnings reports in the United States last week, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 0.93 points, or 0.05 percent to 1,813.82 in the first 15 minutes of trading.JP Morgan Chase beat market anticipations, reporting a net $5 billion profit for the second quarter, w

New York Knicks point guard Jason Kidd was arrested on a drunken-driving charge after police said he crashed his SUV into a telephone pole in the Hamptons on Sunday, days after signing with the Knicks.Treated at a hospital for minor injuries after the crash, Kidd was arraigned on a misdemeanor driving-while-intoxicated charge and released without bail, Southampton Town police said.Kidd's agent did

South Korean stocks started higher on Friday, led by gains in blue-chip shares, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) climbed 9.16 points, or 0.51 percent, to 1,794.55 in the first 15 minutes of trading.On Thursday, the KOSPI dropped 2.24 percent to close at 1,785.39 points on growing concerns over a slowdown in Asia's fourth-largest economy.Most shares gained groun

The South Korean film "The Concubine" has been sold to eight Asian countries, including Singapore, China and Japan, its distributor Lotte Entertainment said Thursday.Directed by Kim Dae-seung, the erotic period drama is about the love triangle involving a Joseon-era king, his concubine and another man.The film has sold more than 2.6 million tickets since opening at local theaters on June 6, accord

South Korea is considering withdrawing at least some of its troops protecting aid workers in Afghanistan, government officials said Thursday.One official said the mission for the unit, called "Ashena," will be over at the end of this year, and other nations are also set to withdraw their forces from the war-ravaged country."We're looking into ways to pull out Ashena forces over several phases," th

South Korean stocks started a tad higher on Thursday on foreign buying, analysts said.After opening 0.08 percent higher, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) climbed 0.34 points, or 0.02 percent, to 1,826.73 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Market bellwether Samsung Electronics gained 0.36 percent and its smaller electronics rival LG Electronics rose 1 percent.Leading carmaker

Lee Ki-hong, the head of the Korean Olympic team, waves the national flag after it was handed over from Park Yong-sung, the president of the Korean Olympic Committee, during the Korean delegation's inaugural ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics in Seoul on Wednesday. (Ahn Hoon/The Korea Herald)

South Korean stocks edged down 0.17 percent on Wednesday as investors remained jittery over a global economic slowdown, analysts said. The local currency gained against the U.S. dollar.The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 3.06 points to finish at 1,826.39. Trading volume was light at 329.9 million shares worth 3.24 trillion won ($2.84 billion), with losers just outpacing gainers 393

(123rf)Karl Kissner picked up a soot-covered cardboard box that had been under a wooden dollhouse in his grandfather's attic. Taking a look inside, he saw hundreds of baseball cards bundled with twine. They were smaller than the ones he was used to seeing.But some of the names were familiar: U.S. baseball greats Ty Cobb, Cy Young and Honus Wagner.Then he put the box on a dresser and went back to d

A South Korean company in the inter-Korean industrial zone in North Korea paid about $7,000 in corporate income tax to the North last year, the Unification Ministry said Wednesday.It was the first time a South Korean company has paid a tax to North Korea since 2004 when the two Koreas opened the complex in the North's border city of Kaesong to boost cross-border economic cooperation.South Korean c

Rep. Kim Tae-ho of the ruling Saenuri Party said Wednesday he will join the party's primary to compete with the leading candidate Park Geun-hye for the presidential nomination.The former South Gyeongsang Province governor is the fourth contender in the primary scheduled for late August, though former party chief Park is widely expected to clinch the nomination for December's election.Earlier this

SM EntertainmentSouth Korean group Girls' Generation was the No. 1 choice for foreigners participating in a South Korean contest for emulating the choreography of popular K-pop groups, the organizer said Tuesday.After analyzing video footage sent in by the participants of the "2012 K-pop Cover Dance Festival," contest organizer Korea Year Committee said that Girls' Generation was emulated in 155 i

South Korean stocks started lower on Wednesday following overnight losses on Wall Street, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 11.03 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,818.42 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Large-cap shares lost ground, with Samsung Electronics slipping 0.27 percent and Hyundai Motor falling 1.54 percent.U.S. stocks fell for a fourth session on T

South Korea's jobless rate inched up in June from a month earlier amid worries that businesses are holding back hiring due to lingering market uncertainty caused by the eurozone debt problems, a report showed Wednesday.The jobless rate stood at 3.2 percent last month, up from 3.1 percent in May, according to the report by Statistics Korea. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3

South Korean stocks closed 0.36 percent lower on Tuesday as investors' sentiment was undermined by fruitless European meetings and pessimistic Chinese economic data, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 6.68 points to 1,829.45. Trading volume was light at 363.9 million shares worth 3.3 trillion won ($2.89 billio

Police say they followed a trail of potato chips to catch a southwestern Pennsylvania burglary suspect.Washington police say 21-year-old Benjamin Sickles was arrested early Thursday after he allegedly broke into a Subway restaurant and stole several bags of snacks.Investigators say Sickles broke a glass door before trying to open the cash register. They say he made off with nine bags of chips afte

The United Nations agreed Tuesday to mediate between South and North Korea with the aim of forming a unified team for some events at the 2015 World University Games, organisers said.Wilfried Lemke, the special UN adviser on sports for development and peace, signed a cooperation agreement with the Universiade organising committee in the southwestern city of Gwangju.It calls for efforts to create jo

 미국 로스앤젤레스 위성 도시 가운데 하나인 샌퍼낸도 시가 남녀 시의원의 '막장 드라마'로 떠들썩하다.샌퍼낸도 시의원 마리오 에르난데스(47)와 마리벨 델라 토레(여.41)는 최근 법원에서 서로 접근금지명령을 받아냈다고 8일 (현지시간) 로스앤젤레스 지역 언론이 보도했다.불륜 관계였던 이들은 서로 상대방이 자신을 폭행했다고 경찰에 신고하고 법원에 접근금지명령 신청을 낸 것으로 밝혀졌다.이들은 작년부터 '막장 드라마'의 주인공으로 나서 시민들의 분노를 샀다.지난해 11월 당시 시의원들이 돌아가며 맡는 시장직에 재직 중이던 에르난데스는 시의회에 출석해 연단에 올라가더니 동료 시의원 라 토레와 불륜 관계라고 공개 했다.충격적인 것은 당시 시의회 방청석에는 아내 애나 에르난데스가 앉아 있었다는 것이다.여성 시의원인