Day: May 22, 2024

South Korea’s business sentiment improved for a third consecutive month in June amid a steady recovery in exports, which offsets a slowdown in private spending, a central bank poll showed Wednesday.

Local companies’ business sentiment index (BSI) st…

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1-year TB 3.431 3.434 -0.3

2-year TB 3.447 3.442 +0.5

3-year TB 3.409 3.411 -0.2

10-year TB 3.478 3.491 -1.3

2-year MSB 3.434 3.430 +0.4

3-year CB (AA-) 3.848 3.853 -0.5

91-day CD 3.600 3.600 0.0

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South Korean stocks ended nearly flat Wednesday as investors sat on the sidelines ahead of the release of the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting minutes.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index edged down 0.72 points, or 0.03 perce…

The antitrust regulator said Wednesday it has decided to order Renault Korea Motors Co. to take corrective steps for excessively charging its dealerships for urgent orders of auto parts.

The South Korean unit of Renault S.A. had levied a combined 39…

Key South Korean and U.S. Forces Korea special operations officials discussed ways Wednesday to enhance special warfare capabilities amid North Korea’s evolving threats, Seoul’s defense ministry said.

The rare meeting, hosted by Defense Minister Shi…

The U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights discussed Wednesday ways to coordinate with South Korea on promoting the rights situation in the reclusive regime during a meeting with an official here, the foreign ministry said.

The meeting bet…

The portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were hung side by side with those of his two late predecessors, according to photos released by state media on Wednesday, in the latest sign of boosting his idolization to near the level of his grandfa…