HOT STOCK: Korea Zinc soars on reports of $6.8 bn U.S. smelter investment

HOT STOCK: Korea Zinc soars on reports of $6.8 bn U.S. smelter investment

SEOUL, December 15 (AJP) - Shares of Korea Zinc Co., currently under a hostile takeover bid, jumped more than 11 percent Monday amid reports that the company is considering a 10 trillion won ($6.77 billion) investment to build a smelter in the United States.

Independent prosecutors set to wrap up six-month probe into martial law debacle

Independent prosecutors set to wrap up six-month probe into martial law debacle

SEOUL, December 15 (AJP) - Independent prosecutors are set to brief on the findings of their investigation on Monday into disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched Dec. 3 martial law debacle last year.

Police raid Unification Church over bribery allegations

Police raid Unification Church over bribery allegations

SEOUL, December 15 (AJP) - Police on Monday raided about a dozen locations of the powerful Unification Church, also known as the Moonies over allegations of bribing political figures.