ASEAN trade fair to kick off in Seoul this week

SEOUL, August 5 (AJU PRESS) - A trade fair hosted by the ASEAN-Korea Centre is set to be held in Seoul this week. The fair opens at COEX on Thursday, coinciding with the 57th anniversary of ASEAN Day, and runs until Sunday. The four-day fair, showcasing food and beverage products from the ASEAN's ten member countries, aims to facilitate business opportunities in the region. Over 40 companies from the ASEAN countries -- Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, t

August 5, 2024

Seoul shares plunge on US slowdown woes, triggering circuit breakers

SEOUL, August 5 (AJU PRESS) - Korean stock markets plummeted more than 8 percent on Monday, triggering circuit breakers for the first time in over four years. Market analysts attribute the drop to growing fears of a U.S. economic slowdown, exacerbated by weak manufacturing and employment data released last week. As of 3:02 p.m. the KOSPI was down 231.43 points, or 8.65 percent, to 2,444.76. The Korea Exchange activated a circuit breaker on the benchmark KOSPI market at 2:14:30

August 5, 2024

LS Cable starts construction on bus ducts, battery parts plants in Mexico

SEOUL, August 5 (AJU PRESS) - LS Cable & Systems, a Korean power cable maker, has commenced construction of factories in Mexico to produce bus ducts, a new type of electricity distribution system, and electric vehicle battery components. LS Cable said Sunday that it is building two plants in an industrial complex in Querétaro, Mexico. The facilities, covering 126,000 square meters, are scheduled to begin mass production in the second half of 2025. The cable maker aims to

August 5, 2024

Korea launches antidumping probe into Chinese, Taiwanese petroleum resin

SEOUL, August 5 (AJU PRESS) - Korea has recently initiated an anti-dumping investigation into petroleum resin imports from China and Taiwan, following a complaint from a domestic manufacturer, according to officials on Sunday. The probe targets four Chinese and three Taiwanese companies accused of selling the product at unfairly low prices in the Korean market. The Korea Trade Commission, under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, launched the investigation after Kolon Indust

August 5, 2024

Seoul shares plunge on US slowdown fears, triggering program trading curb

SEOUL, August 5 (AJU PRESS) - Korea's benchmark KOSPI index plummeted more than 5 percent below the 2,600 level on Monday morning, triggering a sidecar curb that temporarily halted program selling for the first time in more than four years. Market analysts attribute the drop to growing fears of a U.S. economic slowdown, exacerbated by weak manufacturing and employment data released last week. According to the Korea Exchange, the KOSPI was down 5.08 percent to 2,540.36 as o

August 5, 2024

Opinion: China needs to pick a side, and it just might pick the west

SEOUL, August 5 (AJU PRESS) - For the Kremlin, its "partner of no limits," China, isn't doing enough to aid Russia's war against Ukraine. So, Russia has signed a peace treaty with North Korea, hoping to pressure China into backing Moscow's war effort further. Meanwhile, the west sees China as far too helpful to Russia. The sentiment in the west was best captured on July 10, 2024, during a summit in Washington D.C. Heads of state and government of NATO countries

August 5, 2024

South Korea sweeps archery gold in Paris

SEOUL, August 04 (AJU PRESS) - Kim Woo-jin captured the men’s individual archery title Sunday, completing a perfect sweep of gold medals for South Korea at the Paris Olympics. The South Korean archer defeated Brady Ellison of the United States in a thrilling shoot-off to claim his third gold of the Games. Kim previously won the men’s team and mixed team gold medals in Paris, joining fellow South Korean archer Lim Si-hyeon as the second triple gold medalist of the Olym

August 4, 2024

PHOTOS: Korea adds more medals to Olympic haul

SEOUL, August 4 (AJU PRESS) - As this year's Summer Olympics in Paris, France reach their halfway point, Korea secured a slew of medals in fencing, shooting, and judo over the weekend. Korea added another medal in fencing on Saturday as the women's sabre team, consisting of Choi Se-bin, Jeon Eun-hye, Jeon Ha-young and Yoon Ji-su, won silver after a hard-fought final against Ukraine. Their silver-medal finish came after the country clinched two gold medals in the men's sa

August 4, 2024

Lim Si-hyeon claims 3rd gold, South Korea sweeps women's archery

SEOUL, August 03 (AJU PRESS) - Lim Si-hyeon became South Korea’s first triple gold medalist at the Paris Olympics with a thrilling 7-3 victory over compatriot Nam Su-hyeon in the women’s archery final, Saturday. The all-Korean gold medal match was the first of its kind in 20 years, showcasing the dominance of South Korea in the sport. Lim, who previously clinched gold in the women’s team and mixed team events, joined an elite group of three athletes with multipl

August 3, 2024

Yang Ji-in captures Korea's eighth Olympics gold in women's pistol

SEOUL, August 03 (AJU PRESS) - Yang Ji-in won South Korea’s third shooting gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, defeating Camille Jedrzejewski of France 4-1 in a shoot-off in the women’s 25-meter pistol event. The victory brought South Korea’s overall gold medal count to eight at the Games. Yang and Jedrzejewski tied 37-37 after 10 series of shots at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre. The final was a tense affair, with the two shooters trading blows th

August 3, 2024