SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — The number of flight passengers from South Korea to Japan has sharply increased so far this year compared with a year ago, data showed Sunday, on the back of eased travel restrictions and a weaker Japanese yen.The combined …
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S. Korean exports to Japan to rise if ties normalize: report
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — South Korean exports to Japan will rise 3.5 trillion won (US$2.69 billion) this year if Seoul’s export structure to Tokyo returns to the status it had in the 2017-2018 period before a trade dispute flared up in 2019, a busi…
U.S. B-1B strategic bomber returns to S. Korea as N.K. fires missile
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — A U.S. B-1B strategic bomber returned to South Korea for joint exercises Sunday, just 16 days after its previous deployment, as Pyongyang fired yet another ballistic missile into the East Sea, according to the defense minis…
Whisky sales at E-Mart outlets exceed soju sales in Jan.-Feb. period
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — E-Mart Inc. said Sunday that whisky sales at the outlets of South Korea’s leading discount store chain exceeded sales of the country’s distilled liquor soju in the January-February period.Demand for whisky soared among youn…
Number of working Koreans aged 60 and above more than doubles in 10 years
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — The number of working South Koreans aged 60 and above has more than doubled in the past 10 years due to higher living costs amid a global economic slowdown, government data showed Sunday.The number of working Koreans aged 6…
Mask mandate on public transportation to end Monday
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — The government’s decision to lift the mask mandate on public transportation and pharmacies in open public spaces will go into effect this week amid a gradual COVID-19 virus downtrend.The removal of the mask mandate on publi…
BTS member Jimin’s single tops iTunes charts in 110 countries
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) — BTS member Jimin’s single “Set Me Free Pt. 2” topped iTunes charts in 110 countries Saturday, the group’s agency BigHit Music said.The hip-hop track, released at 1 p.m. Friday, is part of his debut solo album, “Face,” which…
The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR)
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) — The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency, at 11:00 a.m.Term Today (%) Previous Session (%)1-W 3.50 3.501-M 3.52 3.522-M 3.54 3.543…
The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR)
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) — The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency, at 11:00 a.m.Term Today (%) Previous Session (%)1-W 3.50 3.501-M 3.52 3.522-M 3.54 3.543…
S. Korea sees EU’s new acts on critical raw materials, net-zero goals as ‘not discriminatory’
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) — The latest acts announced by the European Union on critical raw materials and net-zero goals do not contain discriminatory clauses against foreign companies, unlike the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), South Ko…