(LEAD) (Olympics) Lee Joon-hwan wins bronze in men’s judo

Lee Joon-hwan claimed a bronze medal in the men’s -81-kilogram judo at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday for South Korea’s second medal in the sport here.

Lee, world No. 3, defeated the top-ranked Matthias Casse of Belgium in one of the two bronze medal…

SK Ie Technology shifts to red in Q2

SK IE Technology Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net loss of 48 billion won (US$34.8 million), swinging from a profit of 37.1 billion won a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted an operating loss of 58.7 b…

Samsung C and T Q2 net income up 5.7 pct to 734 bln won

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 won, up 16.6 percent from a year ago, t…

Major hospitals see few or no applicants for training programs

Major hospitals have received few or no applications for trainee doctor programs starting in September, medical sources said Wednesday, casting uncertainty over the government’s efforts to normalize the monthslong medical disruptions.

Local hospital…