U.S. keeps Japan, China on “monitoring list” over currency practices
Published by Kyodo NewsThe Treasury Department said Friday that Japan and China remain on a list of countries it monitors over potentially “unfair” cuRead More…
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US out of step with much of the world on abortion
Published by AFPWashington (AFP) – While many countries around the world have eased restrictions on abortion, the United States is going in the other Read More…
Nat’l Assembly passes record 607.7 tln-won gov’t budget for 2022
SEOUL– The National Assembly passed the 2022 government budget Friday, a record high amount of 607.7 trillion won (US$516.3 billion) to cope with theRead More…
Top Chinese official vows Bejing’s ‘constructive’ role on bid for end-of-war declaration: Seoul official
TIANJIN, China,– A top Chinese official in charge of foreign affairs said Beijing supports Seoul’s push for the declaration of a formal end to the 19Read More…
Co-head of ruling party’s election committee resigns over private life
SEOUL– A co-head of the ruling Democratic Party’s election campaign committee resigned Friday, just days after her appointment, following allegationsRead More…
Ruling party set to railroad 607.9 tln won gov’t budget
SEOUL– The ruling Democratic Party (DP) was set to railroad the government’s 2022 budget through the National Assembly on Thursday after failing to rRead More…
Nat’l Assembly postpones passage of 2022 gov’t budget, misses deadline
SEOUL– The National Assembly postponed the passage of the 2022 government budget by one day on Thursday, citing a computation delay and missing the lRead More…
More listed units of biz groups adopt e-voting for small shareholders
SEJONG– More listed units of South Korea’s major business groups have adopted electronic voting and other types of voting this year than a year earliRead More…