SEOUL: Seoul shares ended higher Friday as investors waited for clues about the direction of the U.S. rate decision with key data due later in the day. The local currency rose sharply against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price…
SEOUL: Seoul shares opened a tad higher Friday ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 2.61 points, or 0.09 percent, to 2,786.67 in the first 15 minutes…
Everything” should be on the table if it helps make progress towards the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday, reiterating the United States’ commitment to diplomacy with North Korea.
Daniel Kritenbrink, ass…
SEOUL: North Korea said Friday a planned plenary meeting of its ruling Workers’ Party will be a “politically important” event, amid speculation on whether it would discuss follow-up measures to implement a new partnership treaty signed with Russia.
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By Song Sang-ho
The United States on Thursday welcomed South Korea undertaking the one-year chair of a multinational partnership aimed at developing diverse and sustainable supply chains for critical energy minerals.
South Korea is set to start lea…