South Korea’s central bank froze its key rate for the 10th straight session Friday amid woes over still high inflation and household debt.
In a widely expected decision, the monetary policy board of the Bank of Korea (BOK) kept its policy rate uncha…
Six people were taken into police custody in Seoul this week on suspected drug charges after eating jellies containing cannabis ingredients and complaining of dizziness and other side effects.
The Seoul Gwangjin Police Station said Friday it has app…
South Korea added the fewest number of jobs in three years in March due mainly to a high base effect and weak employment in the agricultural sector amid unfavorable weather conditions, the statistics agency said Friday.
The number of employed people…
A two-time Olympic champion Kim Woo-jin and a triple Asian Games gold medalist Lim Si-hyeon will headline the South Korean men’s and women’s archery teams at the upcoming Paris Summer Games.
The national team trials concluded Thursday afternoon in Y…
Yoon’s turn to change
Drastic overhaul needed to address daunting post-election challenges
The heated race for the April 10 general elections has ended with a landslide victory of the opposition bloc against President Yoon Suk Yeol’s governing Peop…
Toward communication and cooperation
The April 10 parliamentary elections ended with the landslide victory of the majority Democratic Party (DP) over the governing People Power Party (PPP). The DP won 175 seats in the 300-member National Assembly, w…
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