Shin Ji-a has become the first South Korean figure skater in 16 years to grab a medal at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships.The up-and-coming skater, just 14 years of age, won a silver medal on Sunday after receiving a total score of 136…
SEOUL– South Korean stocks closed slightly lower on Monday as investors took to the sidelines amid inflation woes and concerns that the Fed may raise rates at a faster and stronger-than-expected pace. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.The be…
The nominee for Bank of Korea(BOK) governor has indicated that additional hikes of the benchmark interest rate will be inevitable to tame rapid inflation, should he take office. Rhee Chang-yong shared his monetary policy views in a written report submi…
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) fell two-point-85 points, or zero-point-11 percent, on Monday, closing the day at two-thousand-693-point-21.The tech-heavy KOSDAQ also fell, losing six-point-21 points, or zero-point-67 percent, to…
Quarantine rules will remain for schools through the end of this month despite the government lifting most social distancing rules, albeit at an eased pace.According to the education ministry on Sunday, the recommended number of times students should t…
A Busan court has suspended Pusan National University(PNU)’s decision to invalidate the 2015 admission of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s daughter into its medical school after it was discovered that there were forged documents in her application.The…