Sweden officially joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as its 32nd member on Thursday, marking another new addition to the transatlantic alliance in the midst of Russia’s protracted war against Ukraine.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kri…
The Seoul city government will provide 3.1 billion won (US$2.3 million) in financial assistance to help private hospitals hire emergency replacement medical staff in the aftermath of the protracted mass walkout by trainee doctors, the mayor said Frid…
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul spoke by phone with his Philippine counterpart, Enrique Manalo, on Friday and discussed ways of enhancing bilateral relations, Cho’s office said.
It was the first talks between the two top diplomats since C…
Police launched an investigation Friday into what purports to be a Korea Medical Association (KMA) document ordering the listing of trainee doctors not participating in a walkout protesting the government’s decision to increase the medical school quo…
Nurses were authorized to expand their role in the emergency rooms of major hospitals Friday to cope with a shortage of medical staff, as a mass walkout by about 12,000 trainee doctors entered its 18th day and caused disruptions
The unification ministry said Friday it will draw up a new vision for unification between the two Koreas to include the principle of liberal democracy amid North Korea’s vow not to seek unification with the South.
The government earlier
South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Friday and asked the Southeast Asian government to further improve the business environment to seek closer ties.
Choi met his Vietnamese counterpart, Ho Duc Phoc,…
Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)
1-year TB 3.407 3.442 -3.5
2-year TB 3.382 3.420 -3.8
3-year TB 3.271 3.321 -5.0
10-year TB 3.334 3.399 -6.5
2-year MSB 3.335 3.384 -4.9
3-year CB (AA-) 3.910 3.959 -4.9
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South Korean stocks continued to trade higher late Friday morning following U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s hint at a rate cut this year.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had increased 36.47 points, or 1.38 percent, to
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has guided artillery firing drills involving front-line units capable of striking the “enemy’s capital,” state media reported Friday, in an apparent response to an ongoing joint military exercise between South Korea an…