South Korea’s consumer prices slowed to the lowest level in nearly 3 1/2 years in August on easing prices of farm produce and global oil, data showed Tuesday. Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, rose 2 percent on-year last month, compared with a 2.6 percent on-year rise a month earlier, according to the data from Statistics Korea. August’s figure

South Korea’s consumer prices slowed to the lowest level in about 3 1/2 years in August, staying below 3 percent for the fifth month in a row, data showed Tuesday. Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, rose 2 percent on-year last month, compared with a 2.6 percent on-year rise a month earlier, according to the data from Statistics Korea.

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with a top adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday for broad discussions on issues ranging from support for Ukraine, bilateral relations and other regional and international areas, Cho’s office said. In the talks with Emmanuel Bonne, presidential diplomatic adviser to Macron, Cho reiterated South Korea’s commitment to continuing its support for the war-torn

DWS 43,550 UP 600 KEPCO 21,800 UP 400 SamsungSecu 47,800 UP 700 KG DONGBU STL 5,850 UP 120 SKTelecom 56,500 UP 1,300 HyundaiElev 42,650 UP 700 SAMSUNG SDS 155,600 UP 3,000 KOREA AEROSPACE 54,500 UP 700 KUMHOTIRE 4,485 DN 125 Hanon Systems 4,125 UP 85 SK 147,400 UP 4,400 COWAY 66,400 DN 300 POSCO DX 30,650 UP 250 LOTTE SHOPPING

Kim Ha-seong, the injured shortstop for the San Diego Padres, has returned to his home city after rehabbing his shoulder in Arizona, though his return date remains unclear. MLB.com reported Monday (U.S. local time) that Kim was back in San Diego for the Padres’ series opener against the Detroit Tigers. He had been in the Padres’ spring training complex in

Ludicrous claims by the Democratic Party (DP) have exceeded permissible levels. In the rare meeting with the leader of the governing People Power Party (PPP) on Sunday, DP head Lee Jae-myung abruptly raised a conspiracy theory that the Yoon Suk Yeol administration prepares to declare martial law and arrest opposition lawmakers to effectively block the National Assembly from passing a

Former 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 to global peace but also serve its own interests. Ban made the remarks during the Global Korea Forum (GKF), a global forum hosted by the unification ministry and designed to garner international support for South

Tuesday’s closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. Kumyang 47,050 DN 300 ORION Holdings 15,320 UP 20 Daesang 21,200 UP 200 SKNetworks 5,070 UP 80 CJ 116,800 UP 4,900 LX INT 30,900 DN 200 SBHC 20,000 UP 210 TaihanElecWire 11,910 DN 180 Hyundai M and F INS 35,750 UP 550 TCC STEEL 37,100