President Yoon Suk Yeol said Friday that South Korea is not considering developing its own nuclear weapons and instead is focusing on strengthening deterrence with the United States to counter North Korea’s nuclear threat.
Yoon made the remark in
The ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Friday criticized a former chief of staff to preceding President Moon Jae-in over his remark seen as aligning with leader Kim Jong-un’s latest characterization of the Koreas as two hostile countries.
During
Police have rounded up seven members of a Vietnam-based text message scam ring and repatriated six of them for investigation into allegations they extorted about 10 billion won (US$7.5 million) from victims.
The suspects, including the smishing ring…
A North Korean trash-carrying balloon landed inside the Seoul government complex for the second time Friday, authorities said.
The balloon was found in the parking lot in front of the main entrance, carrying mostly household garbage, including a gre…
South Korea’s overseas peacekeeping unit in Lebanon is taking safety measures after Israel carried out airstrikes against Hezbollah in southern parts of the country this week, a military official said Friday.
South Korea has dispatched the Dongmyeon…
Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho on Friday called on North Korea to “immediately and unconditionally” send a detained South Korean missionary and five other nationals back home, condemning the North’s yearslong arbitrary detention as grave human righ…
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has advised the public to heed instructions from the authorities and take precautions following warnings of thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, and strong winds issued by the Malaysian Meteorological…
Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)
1-year TB 2.888 2.898 -1.0
2-year TB 2.857 2.882 -2.5
3-year TB 2.835 2.843 -0.8
10-year TB 2.988 2.979 +0.9
2-year MSB 2.909 2.921 -1.2
3-year CB (AA-) 3.424 3.432 -0.8
Source: Yonhap
The public is invited to attend the “Himpunan Suara Rakyat, Suara Keramat” gathering, which will be held at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil, starting at 6 pm today.
Senior Political Secretary to the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd
Seoul shares trimmed earlier gains late Friday morning on retail selling.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had risen 1 percent, or 25.70 points, to 2,606.50 as of 11:20 a.m.
The KOSPI opened higher, tracking overnight gains