Seoul shares extended losses late Friday morning after robust job data dampened hopes for an early interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve this year.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had fallen 3.66 points, or 0.14 percent, to 2,583….
The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.
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(2nd LD) N. Korea fires some 200 artillery shells off western coast: S. Korean military
SEOUL — North Korea fired some 200 artillery shells into waters off its wes…
The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Friday accused President Yoon Suk Yeol of abusing his presidential veto power to cover up his family’s irregularities after Yoon vetoed two opposition-led investigation proposals, including one involving t…
Outgoing Foreign Minister Park Jin highlighted the alliance with the United States that has further strengthened over the past months in phone talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, Park’s office said.
Park said the South Korea…
Police referred two women, including a bar hostess, to the prosecution Friday for further investigation and potential indictment on charges of blackmailing late actor Lee Sun-kyun.
The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency referred the 29-year-old bar …
Foreign Minister Park Jin held phone talks with his Japanese counterpart Friday and expressed condolences over the deadly earthquakes that hit central Japan on New Year’s Day, his office said.
In the phone talks with Yoko Kamikawa, Park extended con…
Senior defense officials of South Korea and the United States strongly condemned North Korea’s recent provocative acts, including its announcement to launch more spy satellites, Seoul’s defense ministry said Friday.
Deputy Defense Minister for Polic…
Seoul shares ended lower for a third straight day Friday, after robust employment data weighed on expectations for an early rate cut by the Federal Reserve this year. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock P…
A South Korean tourist was killed in a gun attack in the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam earlier this week, the foreign ministry said Friday.
The victim was shot by an armed robber on Thursday and was rushed to a hospital but died, according to the m…
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s leading automakers, have partnered with a U.S. materials science company to cooperate in developing a key material used in hydrogen fuel cells, the companies said Friday.
The South Korean companies sign…