Home prices rise at fastest rate in 9 years in 2020
SEOUL, Home prices in South Korea rose at the fastest pace in nine years in 2020 despite a set of government measures to rein them in, data showed Tuesday. Housing...
Daily Archive: January 5, 2021
Annual bar exam starts after gov’t lifts ban on COVID-19 patients
SEOUL, The national bar examination began across South Korea on Tuesday, one day after the Ministry of Justice reversed its earlier decision to ban anybody infected with the new coronavirus...
Some 10 tln won in Iranian funds frozen at S. Korean banks
SEOUL, An estimated 10 trillion won (US$9.2 billion) in Iranian funds is frozen at South Korean banks under U.S. sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear program, according to the banks on Tuesday....
S. Korea reports 2 more British COVID-19 variant cases
SEOUL, South Korea’s health authorities on Tuesday confirmed two more cases of a more transmissible variant from arrivals from Britain, bringing the total caseload here to 12. The Korea Disease...
New KBO commissioner hoping for another broadcast deal with ESPN
SEOUL, South Korean baseball enjoyed an unprecedented level of international exposure last year, thanks to daily broadcasts on the U.S. cable giant ESPN and its affiliates around the world. And...
‘Minari’ wins four prizes from U.S. film critics awards
SEOUL, The drama film “Minari” has won four prizes, including best picture, from a U.S. film critics association, boosting hopes for an award at the upcoming Academy Awards. The North...
Season’s coldest weather to grip S. Korea this week
SEOUL, South Korea is forecast to come under the grip of the season’s coldest weather later this week, with the morning lows dipping to minus 17 C in the greater...
Seoul stocks just shy of 3,000-point milestone on economic recovery hopes
SEOUL, South Korean stocks refreshed their all-time high for a seventh consecutive session Tuesday on economic rebound hopes, finishing just short of the 3,000-point milestone. The Korean won fell against...
Seoul to send delegation to Iran to negotiate release of seized S. Korean ship
SEOUL, South Korea will dispatch a delegation to Iran to negotiate the release of a seized Korean oil tanker and its sailors, officials said Tuesday. The South Korean-flagged MT Hankuk...
S. Korean Bond Yields on Jan. 5, 2021
Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 0.706 0.726 -2.0 3-year TB 0.936 0.954 -1.8 10-year TB 1.691 1.723 -3.2 2-year MSB 0.866 0.890 -2.4 3-year CB (AA-) 2.173...
Seventeen to hold online concert this month: agency
SEOUL, K-pop boy band Seventeen will hold an online concert later this month to meet fans across the world, its management agency said Tuesday. The concert, titled “IN-COMPLETE,” will take...
S. Korea confirms 44th highly pathogenic bird flu case
SEOUL, South Korea said Tuesday it has identified yet another highly pathogenic bird flu case from a local poultry farm to raise the total caseload to 44. The latest case...