Seoul shares ended almost flat Friday after a three-day rise ahead of key U.S. inflation data due this week. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 1.08 point, or 0.04 percent, to cl…
South and North Korea had no cross-border trade last year and Seoul’s humanitarian aid to Pyongyang hit an all-time low amid frozen inter-Korean ties, the unification ministry said Friday.
It marked the first time that the two Koreas logged no cross…
The ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Friday it plans to propose a set of bills on creating a new ministry to tackle the low birth rate and on scrapping the financial investment income tax as some of its first legislation of the new National Assem…
Provincial government heads on Friday each proposed various policy directions to develop their cities as a potential solution to the country’s rapidly aging population coupled with a low fertility rate.
The remarks were made during a session on glob…
A South Korean military contingent stationed in South Sudan plans to establish an agricultural technology center this year to teach farming techniques and help address food insecurity in the country, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday.
The …