SEOUL, The South Korean foreign exchange market had ample liquidity in the Korean won-dollar trading on the first day with extended trading hours, the finance ministry said Tuesday, vowing enhanced market monitoring to curb possible volatility.
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SEOUL, Suspicions are deepening over the cause of Monday’s deadly car crash that claimed nine lives and injured four others, as some experts do not rule out the possibility of careless driving by the perpetrator who claimed sudden unintended accelera…
SEOUL, Prosecutors have questioned the wife of former Korean American U.S. House Rep. Jay Chang Joon Kim as part of an ongoing investigation into a luxury bag gift scandal involving the first lady, sources said Tuesday.
The investigation centers on …
SEOUL, Heavy rain soaked much of the nation Tuesday, while the southern island of Jeju was hit by strong winds, resulting in flight cancellations and delays.
Seoul had received 58.2 millimeters of rain as of 2:30 p.m., while central and southwestern…
SEOUL, South Korea’s consumer prices slowed to an 11-month low in June, though prices of fresh food items and petroleum products remained high, data showed Tuesday.
Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, rose 2.4 percent on-year last month, comp…
SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol called Tuesday for scientific safety measures to address rising concerns over hard-to-extinguish fires after a lithium battery plant went up in flames last week and killed nearly two dozen workers.
Yoon made the remark…
Ratchaburi, Water hyacinth, from worthless weeds, is woven into various pieces of work, generating income for the family.
Water hyacinth is a weed that can reproduce quickly. If not eliminated, it will affect the environment and block waterways. How…
Bangkok, The authorities raided an online gambling den that used snooker tables as a front in a parking lot of a famous shopping mall in the Pinklao area.
Administrative officers raided an online gambling den located in a parking lot of a shopping m…
SEOUL, The unification ministry on Tuesday unveiled newly declassified documents shedding light on inter-Korean talks on sports and humanitarian cooperation from 1981-87, following North Korea’s deadly bombing attack in then Burma in 1983.
The dossi…
SEOUL, South Korean stocks fell sharply Tuesday ahead of key economic events in the United States later this week. The local currency traded weaker against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 23.45 points, o…