Samsung Electronics’ net profits surged more than 70 percent in the second quarter thanks to higher memory chip prices fuelled by pandemic-led demand, the South Korean tech giant reported Thursday. Coronavirus-driven working from home boosted demand for devices and appliances powered by Samsung’s memory chips. The company said that “memory shipments exceeded previous guidance and […]
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US open to China talks as State number two visits Asia
The United States is open to high-level talks with China on their tense relationship, a State Department official said Friday, as Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman prepared for a tour of Asia. The State Department announced that Sherman will travel starting Sunday to US allies Japan and South Korea as well as Mongolia, which […]
South Korean general arrested for sex crime: official
A South Korean two-star army general has been arrested for sexually harassing a female subordinate, officials said Tuesday, in the latest high-profile sex crime to rock the country’s military. The case comes just a month after the country’s air force chief resigned over the suicide of a master sergeant who was sexually assaulted by a […]
Former South Korean mayor jailed for sexual harassment
The former mayor of South Korea’s second-largest city was jailed for three years on Tuesday for sexually harassing two female staffers, the latest such high-profile conviction in a still patriarchal society. Oh Keo-don stepped down as mayor of southern port Busan — a city of 3.5 million that hosts Asia’s biggest film festival — last […]