July 8, 2024

Seoul shares open tad higher on U.S. rate-cut hopes

Seoul shares opened slightly higher Monday as last week’s U.S. jobs data buoyed hopes the Federal Reserve will start cutting its rates this year.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 2.23 points, or 0.08 percent, to 2,864.4…

KBO regular season resumes with battle between top 2 clubs

Following a short break, the South Korean baseball season will resume Tuesday with a highly anticipated series between the league’s two best clubs.

The Kia Tigers, leading the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) at 48-33-2 (wins-losses-ties), will vis…

Heavy rain drenches central regions; alert raised to ‘caution’

Heavy rain soaked parts of the country’s central regions Monday, stranding villagers in the central-east city of Andong and prompting the interior ministry to raise its heavy rain alert to “caution.”

As of early Monday morning, southern parts of the…