Day: February 26, 2024

Size of N. Korea’s rice paddies down 1.1 pct in 2023

The size of North Korea’s rice paddies decreased 1.1 percent in 2023 from a year earlier, data showed Monday, amid lingering concerns over the North’s chronic food shortages.

The North’s rice paddies totaled 533,591 hectares last year, contracting f…

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Seoul shares down 0.49 pct in late-morning trade

South Korean stocks traded 0.49 percent lower late Monday morning after the announcement of the government’s “value-up” program.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had lost 13.18 points to 2,654.52 as of 11:20 a.m.

Earlier in t…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Feb. 26)

Global chips race

Korea needs to hasten deregulation, innovation to survive in chips race

With the US and Japan pulling out all the stops to reclaim global leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, South Korea risks losing its competitive edge in …

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