North Korea on Wednesday lambasted France for holding a combined air exercise with South Korea for the first time last week, decrying it as an “undisguised military provocation” threatening the North’s security.A researcher at Pyongyang’s Korea-Europe…
South Korea’s per-capita gross domestic product (GDP) fell by the most among major economies after Japan and Sweden last year, data showed Wednesday.The country’s per-capita GDP dropped 8.2 percent on-year to come to US$32,142 in 2022, according to the…
South Korea’s consumer price growth slowed for the sixth straight month in July to the lowest level in 25 months on the back of lower oil prices, data showed Wednesday.Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, rose 2.3 percent last month from a year …
The ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Wednesday it is considering a parliamentary inspection into what led to the shoddy construction of underground parking lots at apartment complexes built under contracts with the state-run Korea Land &am…
The government will carry out a nationwide civil defense drill later this month to train people for air raid situations, the first such drill to be conducted in six years, the interior ministry said Wednesday.The 20-minute drill, set for 2 p.m. on Aug…
About 43,000 young Scouts from 158 countries are set to begin full participation in educational and cultural exchange programs of the 25th World Scout Jamboree on Wednesday, with the opening ceremony taking place in the Saemangeum Reclaimed Area on th…
Naypyidaw: Myanmar’s junta strongman Min Aung Hlaing took a significant step closer to becoming the country’s civilian president after lawmakers nominated him for a three-way runoff, largely seen as a