실시간 기사

• 속보[단독]前주한미대사 마크 리퍼트, 유튜브 아·태 정책 총괄 선임

  구글은 유튜브 아시아태평양(APAC) 지역 정책 총괄 디렉터로 마크 리퍼트(47·사진) 전 주한 미국 대사를 선임했다고 9일 밝혔다.구글은 "리퍼트 신임 총괄은 정책 분야에서의 오랜 경험과 아시아 지역에 대한 높은 이해도를 갖췄다"며 "역동적이고 빠르게 성장하는 아·태 지역에서 유튜브를 대표해 정책협력을 이끌 예정"이라고 했다.리퍼트 신임 총괄은 버락 오바마 행정부 시절인 지난 2012~2014년 국방부 아·태 안보담당 차관보를 맡아 아시아 전역에 대한 미국 안보 정책을 관장한 바 있다. 이보다 앞서서는 국가안보회의(NSC) 부보좌관, 국방장관 비서실장 등을 거치며 미국의 외교안보 정책에 폭넓게 관여했다.

  • NEWS & ISSUE
  • Economy

  2020-06-09

• Listed firms' earnings outlooks swing to upturn

  Listed firms' earnings outlooks swing to upturn SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Earnings forecasts for South Korea's listed firms rebounded from a long downturn last week amid rising hopes for their possible exit from the coronavirus shock, a market tracker said Monday. Companies listed on the country's main stock market saw the average estimate of their earnings per share (EPS) for the next 12 months amount to 6,038 won (US$4.99) on Thursday, up 2.5 percent from the prior week, according to FnGuide. The increase in EPS, or a company's profit divided by its outstanding common shares, means brokerage houses have revised up their earnings forecasts. The 12-month EPS estimate has been on the skids since reaching 6,905 won on March 12, as the market has downgraded their outlooks due to rising concerns over the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has led to widespread lockdowns, shuttered plants and dented consumer spending, touching off worries of a global economic recession. Analysts said the upturn in the EPS estimate points to growing expectations for a recovery in their profits down the road as economies reopen amid falling coronavirus cases and deaths. "Given the resumption of economic activity, the EPS estimate is expected to trend higher in coming months though it remains to be seen whether last week's reading is a temporary rally," Ha In-hwan, an analyst at Meritz Securities Co., said. Some watchers warned the rise in the EPS estimate could be limited unless corporate earnings take a turn for the better due to a delay in the recovery of the real economy. Asia's fourth-largest economy has been battered by the coronavirus outbreak after reporting its first confirmed case on Jan. 20. Its gross domestic product shrank 1.3 percent on-quarter in the January-March period on weak exports and consumer spending. It was the biggest on-quarter drop since a 3.3 percent fall in the last three months of 2008. The viral disease has so far infected nearly 11,800 people and claimed 273 lives here.(END)

  • Animal Rights

  2020-06-09

• 속보Anti-S. Korean mass rally in N. Korea

  Anti-S. Korean mass rally in N. Korea North Korean workers and trade union members stage a mass rally in front of the Hall of Culture in the North Korean city of Kaesong on June 7, 2020, to denounce South Korean authorities and North Korean defectors for what they say are anti-North Korean acts, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency on June 8. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

  • Animal Rights

  2020-06-08

• The South Korean Samsung protester living in the sky

  The South Korean Samsung protester living in the sky For nearly a year, 61-year-old Kim Yong-hee, has being living on a 20m high traffic tower in the centre of Seoul, South Korea. It’s the latest in a quarter-century of protests Mr Kim has made, fighting for workers’ rights at Samsung. Kim Yong-hee says he was fired by the global tech giant nearly 30 years ago, when he tried to form a trade union. He’s been protesting ever since and vows not to come down until the company improves workers’ rights. In a statement Samsung said: "The safety of Mr Kim is of our highest priority and we have engaged in negotiations. Contrary to certain allegations, Mr Kim was dismissed according to standing company regulations. Samsung regrets the current situation and is trying to resolve this issue.”

  • Animal Rights

  2020-06-08