The unprecedentedly low birth rate in South Korea last year highlighted the daunting demographic task the country is facing of how to prevent depopulation amid little signs of improvement over changing social norms and tougher economic circumstances,…
The head of the country’s financial regulator vowed continued efforts Wednesday to quickly address risks related to real estate project financing (PF) loans.
Lee Bok-hyun, governor of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), stressed that such effor…
Police have nabbed 445 people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, on charges of purchasing drugs from the dark web and social media, and taking the narcotics over the past five years, the policy agency said Wednesday.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency …
The industry ministry said Wednesday the government will step up efforts to boost exports of chips and automobiles by offering policy and financial support, aiming to achieve annual outbound shipments of US$700 billion.
Exports came to $632.6 billio…
South Korean boy group Seventeen’s 10th EP “FML” was last year’s most-sold album in the world, according to a London-based global recording industry association.
“FML” topped the Global Album Chart 2023 announced by the International Federation of t…