Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its second-quarter operating profit surged more than 15 times from a year earlier on the robust performance of its semiconductor business.

The world’s largest mobile phone and memory chip

SK Bioscience Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net loss of 11.4 billion won (US$8.3 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has dismissed the public security minister and chiefs of provincial committees to hold them responsible for severe damage from the recent downpours in the northern border areas along the

Samsung C and T Corp. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net income of 734 billion won (US$533.2 million), up 5.7 percent from a year earlier.

Operating profit for the April-June period was 900.4 billion

South Korea’s industrial output fell for the second consecutive month in June, but retail sales and facility investment rebounded, data showed Wednesday.

Industrial output inched down 0.1 percent on-month in June, following a 0.8