The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.
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Dec. 31 — N. Korea to launch 3 more military spy satellites, build more nukes next year: state media
Jan. 1 — N.K. leader says Korean Peninsula inching closer to ar…
The following is the weather forecast for South Korea’s 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.
Temperature (C) Condition Possibility
High/Low of Rain (%)
Seoul 08/03 Cloudy 10
Incheon 07/04 Cloudy 0
Suwon 08/01 Cloudy 10
Cheongju 10/02 Cloudy 20
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Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)
1-year TB 3.460 3.451 +0.9
2-year TB 3.380 3.338 +4.2
3-year TB 3.283 3.227 +5.6
10-year TB 3.344 3.288 +5.6
2-year MSB 3.358 3.317 +4.1
3-year CB (AA-) 4.032 3.977 +5.5
91-day CD 3.810 3.820 -1.0
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Business lobbies of South Korea and Japan will hold their annual meeting early next week to discuss joint projects between the business communities of the neighboring countries, industry sources said Friday.
The 30th Korean-Japan Business Council, c…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a factory producing mobile launchers for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), stressing the need to strengthen the country’s nuclear deterrence for a “military showdown” with its enemy, state media …
HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) said Friday it has received a 303 billion-won (US$230 million) deal to build two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ships for a European shipper by June 2027.
The two LPG carriers will be bui…
New Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Cho Hee-dae decided to replace Kim Sang-hwan, current head of the Office of Court Administration (OCA), with former Justice Chun Dae-yup. We welcome his decision for the change. The head of the OCA not only hand…
The suspect in the stabbing attack against opposition leader Lee Jae-myung expressed resentment toward politicians, and the nation’s political and economic circumstances in a note written before his crime earlier this week, police said Friday.
The p…
The U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday highlighted its “main focus” on maintaining regional stability and its opposition to conflict, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for strengthening war preparation efforts.
In a press briefing, M…
The veterans ministry seeks to strengthen ties with countries that backed South Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War by hosting a veterans affairs ministerial meeting this year, its new minister has said.
Minister Kang Jung-ai outlined the task among…