SEOUL, North Korea said Wednesday it conducted a drill to launch the Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missile the previous day to check its rapid counterattack posture and improve its strategic striking capability.
The launch in the Yellow Sea had “no adve…
SEOUL, South Korean banks’ annual mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in 17 months in December in line with a decline in five-year bank bonds’ interest rates, the central bank said Wednesday.
Bank mortgages averaged at 4.16 percent in December, …
SEOUL, South Korea’s output from the manufacturing sector fell by the most in 25 years in 2023 due mainly to weak demand for semiconductors amid an industry downcycle, data showed Wednesday.
Retail sales and investment also tumbled last year amid hi…
SEOUL, The dystopian action flick “Badland Hunters,” starring Ma Dong-seok, topped Netflix’s weekly chart for non-English movies, the global streaming service said Wednesday.
Since its release Friday, the South Korean film garnered 14.3 million tota…
The government has set out special incentives for investments in Preah Sihanouk province to attract more investors to the coastal tourism and economic province, especially its city Sihanoukville.
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei…