The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.
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(LEAD) S. Korea orders civilians on western border islands to evacuate over N.K.’s artillery firing
INCHEON — Civilians on the western border islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengn…
The state-run Export-Import Bank of Korea (Exim Bank) said Friday that it has issued US$2 billion worth of bonds to foreign investors.
Exim Bank has sold three-year bonds worth $800 million, five-year bonds worth $800 million and $400 million worth …
South Korea deployed its first group of female service members to serve aboard submarines on Friday, the Navy said, amid efforts to broaden women’s role in the military.
Among 125 officers and noncommissioned officers, a total of nine female submari…
Hua Quoc Anh, a Vietnamese TikToker in Ho Chi Minh, has been fined VND7.5 million (US$306) by the city’s authority for posting a video defaming the sacred Angkor Wat last year, according to VN Express.
The Vietnamese authority announced the fine on …
Two ancient Buddha statues were found in the rice field on Wednesday in Prey Tup village, Sra Nge commune, Traing district, Takeo province, according to the local authority.
Villagers found the statues and reported them to the local authority, and t…