SEOUL, A foreign ministry official met with Julie Turner, the U.S. special representative for North Korean human rights, on Wednesday and discussed joint efforts to promote the human rights situation in the reclusive state, the ministry said.
The mee…
SEOUL, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is planning to visit South Korea at the end of this month in what would be his first visit to the country in more than 10 years, officials said Wednesday.
The details of his itinerary
SEOUL, South Korea’s producer prices rose for the second consecutive month in January, driven in part by soaring prices in agricultural goods and service fees, central bank data showed Wednesday.
The producer price index, a major barometer of consume…
SEOUL, The Korean Pavilion of the Venice Biennale this year will center around the theme of scent to bring visitors on a “Korean Scent Journey,” a co-art director said Wednesday, an element that is invisible yet a very powerful sensation.
SEOUL, South Korea’s car exports advanced nearly 25 percent in January, driven by solid demand for electric vehicles and other eco-friendly cars, data showed Wednesday.
The combined value of car exports reached US$6.21 billion last month, up 24.7 per…
SEOUL, South Korea’s exports fell 7.8 percent on-year in the first 20 days of this month due mainly to weak demand from China and fewer working days, but sales of semiconductors soared nearly 40 percent, data showed Wednesday.
Outbound shipments
Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)
1-year TB 3.486 3.474 +1.2
2-year TB 3.474 3.471 +0.3
3-year TB 3.402 3.405 -0.3
10-year TB 3.474 3.489 -1.5
2-year MSB 3.463 3.461 +0.2
3-year CB (AA-) 4.090 4.105 -1.5
91-day CD 3.700
SEOUL, Hanwha Ocean Co. on Wednesday reported its 2023 net income of 160 billion won (US$119.8 million), shifting from a loss of 1.74 trillion won a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it continued to post
SEOUL, Defense Minister Shin Won-sik on Wednesday called on military hospitals to provide active medical support to civilian patients in need as major hospitals suffer disruptions amid trainee doctors’ massive walkout.
Shin made the call during his v…
SEOUL, Pianist Lim Yunchan, the youngest winner ever to win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will release his first album under the Decca Classics record label, Universal Music Group said Wednesday.
The album, “Chopin: Etudes,” will c…