South Korean stocks opened higher Friday as the country’s central bank was set to hold a rate setting meeting later in the day.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 0.68 percent, or 17.55 points, to 2,616.71 in the first 15 minutes o…
South Korea’s exports jumped 33.2 percent on-year in the first 10 days of October led by strong global demand for semiconductors and vehicles, data showed Friday.
Outbound shipments reached US$15.31 billion in the Oct. 1-10 period, compared with $11…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on officials to fight against corruption and eradicate abuse of power in a message seen aimed at tightening a grip on social discipline and enhancing internal solidarity.
Kim’s statement was carried by the …
South Korea’s exports jumped 33.2 percent on-year in the first 10 days of October, data showed Friday.
Outbound shipments reached US$15.31 billion in the Oct. 1-10 period, compared with $11.49 billion tallied a year earlier, according to the data fr…
Reports of North Korean soldiers killed in a recent Ukrainian missile attack, if true, would show Russia’s “profound” desperation to secure outside support for its war in Ukraine, a State Department spokesperson said Thursday.
The spokesperson made …
The presidential office’s response to the self-proclaimed “political broker” – who allegedly maintained a “close relationship” with the presidential couple – is not only half-baked but also backfiring. After Myung Tae-kyun, the power broker, stressed…
North Korea recently decided to sever all road and rail links with South Korea and strengthen its border defenses. The North’s Korean People’s Army (KPA) justified this as a self-defense move against South Korea’s growing military exercises and the r…
It is widely known that teachers have trouble drawing attention from students with mobile phones in their hands during classes. Smartphones can be addictive in a way that hinders a variety of activities, works as a distraction and negatively affects …
A South Korean government researcher pointed to U.S. export controls as a “primary” hindrance to expanding bilateral defense industrial cooperation on Thursday, stressing the need for regulatory reforms to streamline technology sharing and ensure mor…
Foreign investors remained net sellers of South Korean shares for a second straight month in September while continuing to net purchase local bonds, data showed Friday.
Offshore investors net sold 7.36 trillion won (US$5.45 billion) worth of local s…