North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said.The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced the launch but gave no further details, pending an analysis.Pyongyang’s latest saber-rattling came as …
Household loans extended by banks in South Korea rose by the sharpest in over two years in August on increased demand for home-backed loans amid high borrowing costs, data showed Wednesday.Banks’ outstanding household loans had come to 1,075 trillion …
South Korea’s money supply rose for the second consecutive month in July amid tightening policy, central bank data showed Wednesday.The country’s M2, a key gauge of the money supply, stood at 3,795 trillion won (US$2.86 trillion) in June, up 0.7 perce…
North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, as the North’s leader Kim Jong-un is set to hold a rare summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced …
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their rare talks at Russia’s Vostochny space center Wednesday amid concerns that the two isolated leaders may advance an arms negotiation and bolster military cooperation.With t…