Novelist Han Kang’s books surged in sales on South Korean online bookstores following her Nobel Prize in literature win, with over 130,000 copies sold in less than a day on two major platforms.
Kyobo Book Centre and Yes24 reported Friday that they s…
South Korea’s central bank on Friday cut its key benchmark interest rate, its first pivot in its yearslong monetary tightening mode, as inflation continued to moderate and the property market showed signs of cooling.
As widely expected, the Bank of …
Bursa Malaysia ended the week lower, tracking Wall Street’s performance, as higher-than-expected inflation in the United States further diminished hopes for a jumbo US interest rate cut next month.
The US consumer price index (CPI) rose at an annual…
Household loans extended by banks in South Korea rose for a sixth straight month in September, led by an increase in mortgages, central bank data showed Friday.
Banks’ outstanding household loans came to 1,135.7 trillion won (US$841 billion) as of e…
Household loans extended by banks in South Korea rose for a sixth straight month in September, led by an increase in mortgages, central bank data showed Friday.
Banks’ outstanding household loans came to 1,135.7 trillion won (US$841 billion) as of e…
Educational institutions in Johor will be grouped with states that observe a Saturday-Sunday weekend (Group B), effective Jan 1 next year, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE).
In a statement today, the ministry said the shift would involve …
Abuja: At a bustling food market in Nigeria’s capital, Mummy Christiana breaks down in tears as she describes how a conflict thousands of kilometers away leaves her family struggling to