The capital adequacy ratio of banks and their holding firms rose in the second quarter from three months earlier, data showed Wednesday. The average capital ratio of 20 banks and eight financial holding firms came to 15.76 percent as of end-June, up...

The number of South Koreans who moved to different residences in the country reached the highest level in three years in July amid rising housing transactions, data showed Wednesday. Around 512,000 people changed residences last month, up 6.2 percen...

The number of babies born in South Korea rose for the first time in more than eight years in the second quarter of 2024, data showed Wednesday, as the country is grappling with its ultralow birth rate. A total of 56,838 babies were born in the April...

Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 3.055 3.055 0.0 2-year TB 3.044 3.055 -1.1 3-year TB 2.942 2.940 +0.2 10-year TB 3.086 3.073 +1.3 2-year MSB 3.012 3.008 +0.4 3-year CB (AA-) 3.477 3.465 +1.2 Source: Yonhap News Agency

PUTRAJAYA, The recent sedition charge against Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was not based on a police report filed by the government but by a representative of Istana Pahang. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil clarified...

A court on Wednesday sentenced a deepfake crime suspect to five years in prison after finding him guilty of producing about 400 fabricated pornographic videos and distributing about 1,700 such videos online. The Seoul Central District Court handed o...