SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) — Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Monday that the government will push through deregulation to boost competitiveness for the financial industry.”We need to remove outdated regulations that hamper financial innovation,” Han told…
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 50,000 on Monday on fewer virus tests during the weekend, but the number of seriously ill patients reached a two-month high amid a virus resurgence fueled by a highly contagious omic…
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) — South Korea reported more than 100,000 new coronavirus cases late Monday amid a resurgence fueled by a highly contagious omicron subvariant.As of 9 p.m., local governments had reported 106,367 additional cases, 2.48 times the …
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) — A university on Monday cleared First Lady Kim Keon-hee of plagiarism after a monthslong probe into in her academic papers.Kookmin University in Seoul conducted an investigation into Kim’s four research papers over allegations …
Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)1-year TB 2.924 2.902 +2.22-year TB 3.093 3.052 +4.13-year TB 3.081 3.009 +7.210-year TB 3.184 3.127 +5.72-year MSB 3.077 3.008 +6.93-year CB (AA-) 4.043 3.969 +7.491-day CD 2.730 2.730 0.0Source: Yonhap News Ag…
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup noted the need Monday for the “normalization” of an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, as Seoul seeks tighter security cooperation with Washington and Tokyo amid evolving North Ko…
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) — The new U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea’s human rights highlighted her commitment Monday to finding “effective ways” to enhance the country’s rights situation apparently worsened by its pandemic-driven restrictions.Eliz…
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) — The ruling People Power Party held a general meeting of party lawmakers Monday and decided to shift to a collective leadership system, a spokesperson said, a move expected to spark strong objections from suspended party Chairm…