When the Bank of Korea announced last week that the country’s real gross domestic product inched up just 1.4 percent in 2023, the reaction from policymakers and the media remained largely the same: dismay and concern.
Although the figure is technica…
SEOUL, POSCO Future M Co. on Tuesday reported its 2023 net income of 4.4 billion won (US$3.3 million), down 96.4 percent from a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 35.9 billion won in operating profit for the year, c…
The Democratic Party (DP) has started to discuss putting the controversial proportional representation system to a full vote of its members to clear all the confusion, with only 70 days left before the April 10 parliamentary elections. Rep. Chung Che…
The World Food Summit in 1996 first defined food security as basic access to an adequate amount of food needed for an active and healthy life. Concern Worldwide U.S., a global charity advocacy NGO, describes on its website: “Food security is a basic …
SEOUL, The defense ministry said Tuesday it is not considering conscripting women for the country’s mandatory military service after the issue received renewed attention in a campaign pledge ahead of the April general elections.
On Monday, the leade…
WASHINGTON, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce expressed concerns Monday over South Korea’s proposed regulations aimed at preventing unfair market activities by major online platform businesses.
Charles Freeman, senior vice president for Asia at the U.S. …
Abuja: At a bustling food market in Nigeria’s capital, Mummy Christiana breaks down in tears as she describes how a conflict thousands of kilometers away leaves her family struggling to