Samsung Electronics Co., which has been posting robust earnings for past quarters, may see its earnings growth slow for the third quarter of the year, analysts said Thursday.According to data compiled by industry tracker FnGuide, Samsung Electronics is expected to post an operating income of 14.8 trillion won ($13 billion) in the July-September period, sharply up from 5.2 trillion won posted a year earlier. For the April-June period, Samsung's operating profit came to 14.1 trillion won, also up

Peugeot and Citroen vehicles will be recalled for faulty parts, the transport ministry said Thursday.Six models imported by Hanbul Motors, including the Peugeot 508, Peugeot 308 and Citroen DS5, are subject to the recall, affecting 1,226 cars, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. These cars have power cables connected to a starter motor that could lose their coating when scraped by other engine components, raising the risks of fire from short circuiting, ministry offi

Ryu So-yeon, world No. 1 in women's golf, has been shortlisted for an international award honoring the year's top female athlete.The South Korean golfer is among 10 finalists in individual sports for the Sportswoman of the Year, announced by the U.S.-based Women's Sports Foundation on Thursday.Ryu, a five-time LPGA Tour winner, has been the top-ranked female golfer since June 26. In April, she won the ANA Inspiration for her second career major championship.Ryu will be up against the following a

South Korea's top 30 conglomerates saw their combined operating income soar nearly 48 percent on-year in the first half of the year on strong performances by two chip giants, a market tracker said Thursday.But their total payrolls inched down as the country's three major shipbuilding companies cut a large number of jobs in the wake of last year's huge losses due mainly to plunging orders.The combined operating income of the leading business groups came to 53.1 trillion won (US$46.6 billion) in t

US Vice President Mike Pence urged Latin American nations to cut off all ties with North Korea during a trip to the region Wednesday, according to news reports.Speaking during a press conference in Santiago, Chile, Pence said the US wants to stop North Korea from obtaining goods that could help develop its nuclear and missile programs."We strongly urge Chile today and we urge Brazil and Mexico and Peru to break all diplomatic and commercial ties to North Korea,"Pence said, according to the AFP,

The United States and South Korea are working together to find a diplomatic solution to North Korea's nuclear and missile problem, the State Department said Wednesday, as both Washington and Pyongyang appeared to take a step back from their bellicose rhetoric.Just last week, US President Donald Trump promised to rain "fire and fury" on North Korea if it continued to threaten his country, leading some to believe the US could go to war with the provocative regime.But South Korean President Moon Ja

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a "wise" choice for refraining from making imminent threats against Washington."Kim Jong-un of North Korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision. The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable!" Trump said in a Twitter posting.Trump's remark came after Kim said Tuesday that he would watch Washington's behavior "a little more," but it will make an "important" decision if the US continues its "e

The United States will hold joint military exercises with South Korea next week regardless of North Korea's opposition to them, the State Department said Wednesday.Heather Nauert, a department spokeswoman, reaffirmed that the computer-based drills will kick off in South Korea Monday despite recent tensions over the North's nuclear and missile programs."We will continue to conduct joint military exercises," she told foreign reporters during a briefing, noting that such drills are conducted routin

South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo and US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis held a telephone conversation to discuss North Korea's nuke and missile threats, the defense ministry said Wednesday.The call came as Pyongyang has threatened to shoot ballistic missiles into the nearby waters of Guam, a US territory in the Pacific, sparking geopolitical tensions. Defense Minister Song Young-moov (Yonhap)Song and Mattis discussed bolstering the Seoul-Washington alliance to deal with North Korea's nu

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a "wise" choice for refraining from making imminent threats against Washington. US President Donald Trump (AP-Yonhap)"Kim Jong-un of North Korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision. The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable!" Trump said in a Twitter posting.Trump's remark came after Kim said Tuesday that he would watch Washington's behavior "a little more," but it will make an "importan

K-pop group Girls' Generation is in negotiations with S.M. Entertainment on extending their contract, sources said Wednesday.According to the sources, most of the eight members recently extended exclusive contracts with the South Korean agency, with remaining members also positively reviewing the deal. Girls` Generation (S.M. Entertainment)Debuting in 2007 with "Into the New World," Girls' Generation has become one of the major K-pop girl groups with multiple hits including "Gee," "Genie" and "I

South Korea's top sports body on Wednesday said it opposes the national football association's plan to amend articles related to the former's authority.The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee said it will not accept the Korea Football Association's decision to delete articles that will affect the relationship between the two organizations. The KFA is a member of the KSOC, which manages national sports federations and their athletes. The KFA made the decision at its senior members' assembly on Aug.

South Korea's new Air Force chief on Wednesday called for firm readiness to defend against any attacks by North Korea amid heightened tension sparked by its nuclear and missile threats.Gen. Lee Wang-keun, the Air Force chief of staff, made the remark during his visit to the Air Force Operation Command at Osan Air Base, south of Seoul. He took office last Friday."We need to maintain the firm airborne monitoring system to counter North Korea's strategic and tactical provocations," Lee was quoted a

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Wednesday adopted its demand for the redeployment of US tactical nuclear arms as an official party line amid North Korea's unceasing saber-rattling.During a general meeting of its lawmakers, the conservative party made the decision to pursue a redispatching of the US arsenal, which was withdrawn as the two Koreas signed a joint declaration for a nuclear-free peninsula in 1991. Following a spate of North Korean provocations, including long-range missile

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon reacted negatively Wednesday to calls for South Korea to possess nuclear weapons, saying the move would undermine Seoul's calls for North Korea to denuclearize, trigger a nuclear arms race and put the country under international sanctions.Calls for nuclear armament have gained traction as Pyongyang stepped up its nuclear and missile programs, with two nuclear tests last year, as well as a series of missile launches, including those capable of reaching the continental U