South Korean banks saw their financial health improve in the second quarter from three months earlier despite a rise in risk-weighted assets largely thanks to their quarterly net profit and additional issuance of subordinated bonds, preliminary data s…
South Korea’s finance minister said Monday the government will spare no efforts to provide all-out support to the shipbuilding sector with the goal of nurturing it into a new growth engine.Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho made the remarks during his vis…
South Korea’s homegrown lunar monitoring payload, which will carry out science experiments as part of the U.S. moon exploration Artemis program, is ready to join the unmanned space mission next year, the science ministry said Monday.The lunar space en…
President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed his aides Monday to “deeply bear in mind” the protests of school teachers demanding better rights and to do their utmost to guarantee their rights, his office said.Yoon gave the instruction during a weekly meeting wi…
K-pop girl group Ive will return next month with “I’ve Mine,” its first EP, the group’s management agency said Monday.Leading the EP set to come out on Oct. 13 will be three main tracks — “Either Way,” “Off the Record” and “Baddie” — Starship Entert…
Starting this week, anybody who calls a teacher will be informed in advance that their conversation may be recorded, the Ministry of Education said Monday, stepping up its efforts to protect teachers from abusive complaints by parents.Kindergartens, a…
Online shopping in South Korea increased 9.1 percent on-year in July from a year earlier, data showed Monday, as the demand for travel services continues to recover to pre-pandemic normalcy.The value of online shopping transactions amounted to 18.9 tr…
1966 — The first contingent of the “White Horse” division lands in South Vietnam, becoming the first South Korean military unit to take part in the Vietnam War.1973 — The first subway line in Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, opens for service.1985 …
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is moved by the amazing reception accorded by the people upon his arrival here today.His Majesty, at the launch of the Kembara Kenali Borneo and dinner with the Tawau co…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has arrived in Indonesia’s capital city to attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related summits, which kick off tomorrow.The plane carrying Anwar and his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, landed at Soekarno…