South Korean stocks opened lower Friday after three consecutive sessions of gains as investors cashed in profits ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KO…
Five Russian university students have arrived in North Korea for a language program, marking Russian students’ first entry to Pyongyang after a four-year hiatus since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang said Friday…
The foreign ministry reaffirmed Friday that Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea is “fundamentally null and void” amid the controversy over the appointment of the new chief of the national history museum on independence fighters.
The ministry rest…
Im Sung-jae is tied for third place after the weather-interrupted opening round of the second leg of the PGA Tour playoffs in Colorado.
Im carded a four-under 68 to begin the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club, just outside Denver, on Thursd…
Prosecutor General Lee One-seok referred the case of first lady Kim Keon Hee’s acceptance of a luxury bag to a review committee, his office said Friday, amid controversy over the prosecution team’s decision to clear her of the charges.
The announcem…
South Korean stocks ended slightly lower Friday, snapping three consecutive sessions of gains, as investors sat on the sidelines ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speech later in the day. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.
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Naypyidaw: Myanmar’s junta strongman Min Aung Hlaing took a significant step closer to becoming the country’s civilian president after lawmakers nominated him for a three-way runoff, largely seen as a