President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a major naval base in the southern part of the country this week as part of his summer vacation, his office said Wednesday.

During the two-day visit to the

Korea Zinc Inc on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 175.5 billion won (US$127.4 million), up 41.3 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 268.7

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met the Philippines’ top diplomat Wednesday and asked for Manila’s support in efforts to send a stern message against North Korea’s provocations, his office said.

Han made the request during

Suga of K-pop supergroup BTS was questioned for allegedly driving an electric scooter under the influence, police said Wednesday.

The Yongsan Police Station in Seoul said they have booked the rapper on charges of

South Korea lost to China in the quarterfinals of the men’s table tennis team event at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.

The team of Cho Dae-seong, Jang Woo-jin, and Lim Jong-hoon went down 3-0