Seoul shares fell more than 1 percent Monday, hit by declines in semiconductor stocks. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) tumbled 31.95 points, or

Ratchaburi, Lak Ha and Sri Don Phai communities, together with the monks of Prasat Sit Temple, Ratchaburi Province, organized a candle procession on boats in the Damnoen Saduak Canal.

The Lak Ha and Sri

Seoul shares started lower Monday as most blue chips across the board retreated, led by battery and energy-related stock losses.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index dipped 5.57 points, or 0.2 percent, to

Chachoengsao, Tragic: A young man stopped to change a tire on the expressway and was hit by a truck with full force, causing his death in front of his wife and mother.

Yesterday (July

Kim Beom-su, the founder of Kakao Corp., attended a court hearing Monday on an arrest warrant requested for him over alleged stock price manipulation related to the firm’s takeover of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment