The government will beef up the monitoring of gasoline prices to prevent excessive pump price increases amid rising global oil prices stemming from the Middle East crisis, the finance ministry said Friday.
A government-wide gas prices inspection tea…
Banks in South Korea are expected to continue to ease their stances on extending home-backed loans in the second quarter of the year, a central bank survey showed Friday.
According to the poll of financial institutions, including 18 banks, conducted…
The number of beef cattle fell on-year in the first quarter as farmers reduced the number of cows raised in order to deal with falling prices, the statistics agency said Friday.
South Korean farms raised 3.49 million beef cattle as of end-March, dow…
North Korea on Friday denounced the recent visit to South Korea and Japan by the top U.S. envoy to the United Nations, calling it an “aid-begging” trip to invigorate the “weakened illegal” sanctions against Pyongyang.
Late last month, the U.N. Secur…
South Korean stocks extended losses late Friday morning amid expectations over a delay in U.S. interest rate cuts this year. The Korean won fell sharply against the greenback.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index had sank 79.07 points, or…
Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s key wire service, began an annual exposition Friday aimed at helping urban dwellers resettle in rural regions and providing export opportunities for local farms.
The three-day Y-Farm Expo 2024, co-hosted by the Nati…
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