SEOUL, Seoul shares opened lower Tuesday on speculation that stronger than expected data may prod the Federal Reserve to push back its rate-cut timetable.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 10.12 points, or 0.4 percent, to …
SEOUL, Foreign direct investment (FDI) pledges to South Korea jumped 25.1 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday, on the back of the robust performance of the manufacturing sector.
South Korea received US$7.05 billion …
SEOUL, North Korea’s ruling party delegation has departed Laos, state media said Tuesday, wrapping up a three-nation trip apparently aimed at strengthening traditional ties with countries sharing the socialist ideology after years of the pandemic loc…
SEOUL, The number of cumulative electric vehicle (EV) registrations in South Korea surpassed the 500,000 mark last year, according to industry data Tuesday.
According to the data from the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association and the transport …
SEOUL, Hyundai Motor Group has become the largest shareholder of a leading mobile carrier, KT Corp., the communications service provider said Tuesday in a regulatory filing.
Hyundai’s status as the largest shareholder, however, requires approval fro…
SEOUL, North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile into the East Sea on Tuesday, the South Korean military said.
The latest ballistic missile launch comes 15 days after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guided firing drills involving super-larg…
SEOUL, South Korea’s inflation stayed over 3 percent for the second consecutive month in March on record prices of fruits and rising global oil prices, data showed Tuesday.
Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, rose 3.1 percent on-year last mon…
On Monday, President Yoon Suk Yeol solemnly read a prepared script on his administration’s medical reform crusade to increase the enrollment quota for medical schools. In the 51-minute speech, President Yoon allotted most of the time to explaining th…
It is deplorable that Russia exercised its veto power as a member of the United Nations Security Council to disband a U.N. panel tasked with monitoring sanctions aimed at preventing potential North Korean nuclear development activities. The panel wil…
