NewJeans members express distress over label’s CEO change
Six days after the dismissal of Min Hee-jin as CEO of their label, ADOR, members of the K-pop girl group NewJeans broke their silence on...
Trump says his talks with N. Korean leader Kim prove ‘real change’ is possible
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said in a soon-to-be published book that his summitry with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his time in office...
S. Korean travelers in Israel for religious event all left country: Seoul official
Around 30 South Korean nationals who stayed in Israel after attending a religious event have now left the country, officials said Tuesday. That means all...
Food exports up 8.7 pct through Aug. on instant noodles, rice products: data
South Korea’s exports of food products over the first eight months of 2024 increased 8.7 percent from a year earlier on the back of robust...
The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR)
The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency, at 11:00 a.m. Term...
Seoul shares slightly up late Tue. morning
South Korean stocks traded slightly higher late Tuesday morning as investors took to the sidelines ahead of important U.S. data. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock...
S. Korean Bond Yields on morning of Sep. 3, 2024
[as of 11:30 am] Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 3.056 3.063 -0.7 2-year TB 3.087 3.091 -0.4 3-year TB 2.992 2.989 +0.3...
Financial regulator to conduct inspection of crypto exchanges
The financial regulator said Tuesday it will soon launch an inspection of virtual asset exchanges to check for any illegal or unfair transactions. The planned...
Ex-U.N. chief Ban voices need to ‘persuade’ China to understand benefit of Koreas’ unification
ormer U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday South Korea needs to continuously “persuade” China to understand that the two Koreas’ unification will not only contribute...
S. Korea, Bulgaria ink agreement on clean energy
Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun met his Bulgarian counterpart on Tuesday to sign a memorandum of understanding on forging deeper ties in the energy sector, including...
SK hynix is developing next-generation HBM chips: executive
K hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, is developing next-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM) products to meet booming global demand for artificial intelligence and...
Prosecutor general nominee vows ‘necessary action’ over conflict of interest controversy
Prosecutor General nominee Shim Woo-jung pledged Tuesday to take “necessary action” if needed in response to an alleged conflict of interest involving his brother’s stint...