The South Korean foreign ministry said Tuesday it will check if there is a need to make changes to the exhibits on Japan’s wartime forced labor of Koreans at a museum near an old

Seoul shares opened lower Tuesday, following a mixed close on Wall Street, as investors await the Federal Reserve’s rate decision and earnings from major tech firms.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI)

Hanwha Aerospace Co. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 159.9 billion won (US$115.5 million), down 46.6 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for

Taihan Electric Wire Co. on Tuesday estimated its second-quarter operating profit at 37.4 billion won (US$27 million), up 55.8 percent from a year earlier.

Revenue increased 14.6 percent to 864.3 billion won. The data

Hanmi Science Co. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 20.4 billion won (US$14.7 million), down 11.3 percent from a year earlier.

Operating income for the April-June period was 26.6 billion won, up