Author: The Korea Times
Are they really sick?
Stars suspected of malingering to shun tough military life Are they really sick? Or is it another outrageous case of preferential treatment? People are casting a suspicious eye on K-pop […]
Samsung may merge building units
Samsung C&T and Samsung Engineering are likely to be merged in Samsung’s group-wide reorganization, experts said Monday. The group’s two major construction affiliates do not have overlapping functions; and Samsung […]
Salary gap deepening amid slump
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun took 6.77 billion won ($6.5 million) in salary last year, according to the company. He topped the paycheck rankings among salaried executives of listed […]
President high popularity may affect local elections
Will President Park Geun-hye’s popularity help the governing Saenuri Party win the upcoming June 4 local elections for representatives of municipal governments and legislatures? A majority of experts agree that […]
South refutes N. Korea’s denial of drone incursion
The defense ministry criticized North Korea, Monday, for describing recent drone incursions as a fabrication by South Korea. After recovering three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and examining them over the […]
Foreign firms’ remittances cause red faces
Branches of some multinationals send more than their net profits in dividend payments to their head offices. According to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Monday, IBM Korea and Philip Morris […]
PM’s China trip reveals President’s priorities
Prime Minister Chung Hong-won’s visit to China is seen as an indication of closer Korea-China ties. But observers question whether this could come at cost to the Korea-U.S. alliance. Chung […]
State agency sues cigarette firms
The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) filed a 54 billion won damages lawsuit against three cigarette makers — KT&G, Philip Morris Korea and BAT Korea — Monday. This is the […]
Spy master exonerated
Two NIS officials indicted in evidence fabrication case A special prosecution team confirmed Monday that a number of spy agency officials fabricated evidence to frame Yu Woo-sung, a former Seoul […]
Samsung boss receives biggest dividend payments
Last month’s executive pay disclosure painted a rather incomplete picture of who earns how much in Korea’s business world because it exempts non-board member executives from disclosure. However, dividend payment […]