Day: March 11, 2024

Yoon’s approval rating falls slightly to 40.2 pct

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating slid to 40.2 percent last week from a week earlier, a poll showed Monday, amid little sign of a breakthrough in the walkout by junior doctors over the government’s plan to increase the medical school admissio…

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Seoul shares start lower on profit-taking

South Korean stocks opened lower Monday as investors hunted for profits following a recent rally.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index retreated 13.94 points, or 0.52 percent, to 2,666.41 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

The main inde…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 11)

With only 30 days left until the April 10 parliamentary elections, the governing People Power Party (PPP) and the majority Democratic Party (DP) are busy exchanging negative attacks against one another without competing over constructive policy propo…

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Exports fall 13.4 pct from March 1-10

South Korea’s exports fell more than 13 percent on-year in the first 10 days of March due mainly to fewer working days, data showed Monday.

Outbound shipments reached US$13.54 billion in the March 1-10 period, compared with $15.64 billion tallied a …

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