Exports soar 34 pct during first 10 days of July

South Korea’s exports jumped 33.8 percent on-year in the first 10 days of July, data showed Thursday.

Outbound shipments reached US$17.75 billion in the July 1-10 period, compared with $13.26 billion tallied a year earlier, according to the data from…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on July 11)

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday vetoed a bill mandating a special counsel investigation into alleged external pressure on the military response to a Marine’s death. It is a reasonable veto.

A bill for a special counsel probe of the case was first …

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on July 11)

The June 2024 announcement that North Korea and Russia were upgrading their relationship and entering into a new mutual defense treaty caught many off guard. The move was concerning enough that South Korean National Security Advisor Chang Ho-jin sugge…

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