Day: January 18, 2024

(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Jan. 18)

Chip cluster plan

Yoon’s bold push for chips cluster faces hurdles, engineer shortage

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday announced a plan to form a massive semiconductor chip cluster in southern Gyeonggi Province, which is projected to draw combined …

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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 18)

What’s the raison d’être of the CIO?

Kim Jin-wook, the first head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), will retire this Saturday after finishing his three-year term. But he didn’t keep his promise to “turn the CIO

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 18)

Competitiveness hinges on climate action

Must seek innovative ways toward carbon-free production

The new Global Risks Report for this year was disclosed by the World Economic Forum this month. It contains leading insights on the evolving global risk…

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S. Korean Bond Yields on Jan. 18, 2024

Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)

1-year TB 3.374 3.372 +0.2

2-year TB 3.346 3.336 +1.0

3-year TB 3.285 3.277 +0.8

10-year TB 3.380 3.369 +1.1

2-year MSB 3.332 3.332 0.0

3-year CB (AA-) 4.034 4.025 +0.9

91-day CD 3.690

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Yoon appoints new vice justice minister

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday appointed the assistant prosecutor general as the new vice justice minister, his office said.

Sim Woo-jung, a prosecutor who has previously worked in various departments of the justice ministry, was appointed to re…

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