INCHEON/SEOUL– South Korea and Japan have discussed the timing of a possible summit between their leaders, Seoul’s top security adviser said Friday, leaving open the possibility of the meeting taking place as early as later this month at a United Nati…
SEOUL– The new U.N. special rapporteur for North Korea’s human rights on Friday expressed concerns over South Korea’s forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019.During a press conference in Seoul, Elizabeth Salmon also said the right to…
SEOUL– The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), a forward-deployed aircraft carrier, will arrive at the South Korean port city of Busan later this month amid signs of a possible nuclear test by North Korea, government sources said Friday.According to the sourc…
SEOUL– A civic group filed a complaint against Starbucks Coffee Korea on Friday in connection with giveaway picnic bags found to contain toxic chemicals.The company came under fire in July after formaldehyde, a carcinogen, was detected in “summer carr…
SEOUL– Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Friday their combined sales in the United States rose 18 percent last month from a year earlier despite the prolonged global chip shortage.Hyundai, its independent Genesis brand, and Kia sold 1…
SEOUL– South Korea on Friday launched a council involving both government and private sectors meant to jointly seek ways to promote corporate advancement into the Middle East, the industry ministry said.The council on the Korea-Middle East economic an…
SEOUL– South Korean shares traded 0.25 percent higher late Friday morning as investors picked up battered tech and bio shares amid lingering concerns over the U.S. central bank’s aggressive monetary tightening.The Korea Composite Stock Price Index had…
Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)1-year TB 3.250 3.303 -5.32-year TB 3.695 3.791 -9.63-year TB 3.678 3.778 -10.010-year TB 3.738 3.805 -6.72-year MSB 3.676 3.779 -10.33-year CB (AA-) 4.655 4.747 -9.291-day CD 2.930 2.920 +1.0Source: Yonhap News…