Seoul stocks near all-time high on foreigners’ buying spree
SEOUL, South Korean stocks rose for a fourth consecutive day to near an all-time high Monday on massive foreign buying, backed by hopes for a quick economic recovery, shrugging off...
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S. Korean Bond Yields on Nov. 23, 2020
Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 0.692 0.699 -0.7 3-year TB 0.955 0.963 -0.8 10-year TB 1.581 1.607 -2.6 2-year MSB 0.869 0.872 -0.3 3-year CB (AA-) 2.219...
G-20 leaders to focus on inclusive, resilient future in second day of summit
SEOUL, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and leaders of 19 other major global economies plan to adopt a joint communique to sum up the results of their two-day virtual conference...
Uzbekistan imported car tires worth $34 million from China in Jan-Sept 2020
According to the State Statistics Committee, in the first 9 months of 2020, Uzbekistan purchased 2.4 million tires worth $50.6 million, Trend reports citing Kun.uz. According to the committee, this...
Trump to join virtual summit of APEC this week: Cheong Wa Dae official
SEOUL, U.S. President Donald Trump plans to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to be held via video links this week, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Thursday. “As...
Full text of joint statement adopted at the 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership summit
SEOUL, The following is the full text of the Joint Leaders’ Statement on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) adopted on Nov. 15, 2020. It was provided by Cheong Wa...
S. Korea to donate US$10 mln for COVID-19 vaccine support to developing nations, Moon says
SEOUL, President Moon Jae-in on Friday held a summit with leaders of Southeast Asia’s Mekong River nations via video links, in which he promised to contribute US$10 million to help...
Britain’s invitation for S. Korea to join G7 summit shows its enhanced global stature: Cheong Wa Dae
SEOUL, Britain’s invitation for South Korea to attend next year’s Group of Seven (G7) summit apparently reflects Seoul’s enhanced global stature, and it is expected to help the East Asian...
Asian Markets Mostly Higher Tuesday
Asian markets are mostly higher Tuesday, one day after U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced a breakthrough in the effort to develop an efficient and effective COVID-19 vaccine. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei...
Moon to join ASEAN-related summits this week
SEOUL, President Moon Jae-in plans to participate in a series of ASEAN-related summits this week, via video links, with a focus on Seoul’s cooperation with Southeast Asian nations and the...
Senior diplomats of S. Korea, China hold virtual talks ahead of ASEAN summits
SEOUL, Senior diplomats of South Korea and China held video talks on Monday to discuss upcoming summits involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other bilateral issues, the...
S. Korea, Japan need to create environment for leaders’ summit to take place: Japanese ambassador
JEJU/SEOUL, South Korea and Japan need to create a proper environment if a summit of their leaders is going to take place, the Japanese ambassador said Friday, apparently calling for...