The delinquency ratio on loans extended by banks in South Korea rose slightly from a month earlier in November last year amid the sluggish economy and high interest rates, data showed Thursday.
The delinquency ratio on banks’ won-denominated loans
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The conflict between President Yoon Suk Yeol and the People Power Party (PPP)’s interim leader Han Dong-hoon seems to have subsided after the two visited an inferno site in South Chungcheong together and
North Korea-linked hackers stole US$1 billion worth of cryptocurrency through 20 attacks last year, a report by an analysis firm showed Wednesday, marking the highest number of their hacks since record-keeping began in 2016.
The report by Chainalysi…
South Korea maintains close communications with Japan over bilateral issues, the foreign ministry said Thursday, after Tokyo voiced regret over the South Korean top court’s ruling in favor of Korean victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor.
Earlier i…
Seoul shares ended slightly higher on Thursday, helped by gains in auto stocks as their 2023 earnings fared well on the back of robust demand. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price
People Power Party lawmaker Rep. Bae Hyun-jin sustained a head injury after being attacked by an unidentified assailant Thursday but remains in stable condition, her office said.
The incident happened around 5 p.m. in the southern Seoul district of
Hyundai Glovis Co. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 249.8 billion won (US$186.9 million), down 30.5 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 350.7 billion won in operating profit
The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized rulings in favor of victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor in lawsuits seeking compensation from their former Japanese employer.
The top court delivered the final rulings on three separate compensation suits …
With community sports centers for the disabled opening across the nation and a high-quality national training center in place for elite disabled athletes, South Korea is providing “a blueprint” for others when it comes to developing Paralympic sports…
The South Korean baseball league announced Thursday it will expand the strike zone with the new automated ball-strike system (ABS) in place beginning in the 2024 season.
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) earlier decided to adopt the ABS, colloqu…