Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)1-year TB 3.459 3.400 +5.92-year TB 3.403 3.240 +16.33-year TB 3.283 3.110 +17.310-year TB 3.283 3.148 +13.52-year MSB 3.397 3.234 +16.33-year CB (AA-) 4.237 4.081 +15.691-day CD 3.470 3.490 -2.0Source: Yonhap N…
SEOUL– The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) agreed Monday to promptly introduce a new freight rate system for cargo truckers.The two sides held a policy consultation meeting to discuss measures to normalize the cargo transport indust…
SEOUL– A total of 23 Thai tourists have gone out of contact after arriving at Muan International Airport in southwestern South Korea over the past week, the justice ministry said Monday.The ministry said 10 Thais disappeared soon after landing at the …
SEOUL– South Korea’s financial regulator said Monday it will hold a regular meeting with the board of major banks to help strengthen its oversight of the corporate governance of the banks.The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said the proposed meeti…
SEOUL– While Korean TV series, films and K-pop, like “Squid Game” (2021), “Parasite” (2019) and BTS, have made their presence felt in the world in recent years, demand for Korean language has exploded with many young people across the globe searching …
SEOUL– A suspected North Korean weather balloon entered South Korea’s airspace earlier this week, prompting Seoul’s military to strengthen its monitoring activities, according to a Seoul official Monday.The balloon measuring around 2 meters in length …
SEOUL– Seoul shares ended lower Monday, as strong U.S. jobs data fueled fears of further rate hikes to tame inflation. The Korean won fell sharply to a monthly low against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 42…
SEOUL– SKC Co., a South Korean manufacturer of advanced materials, said Monday its operating profit declined 45.1 percent in 2022 from a year earlier, mainly weighed down by a spike in electricity bills and other costs.Operating profit reached 220.3 b…
SEOUL– The new chief executive of Shinhan Bank has offered to resign due to an unspecified health issue only about a month after being elected to the top post of the major South Korean lender, bank officials said Monday.Shinhan Bank said its CEO Han Y…
North Korea has scheduled a major political conference to discuss the “urgent task” of improving its agricultural sector, a possible sign of worsening food insecurity as the country’s economic isolation deepens amid a defiant nuclear weapons push.North…
