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BNK Financial Group Q2 net income up 15.5 pct to 248.2 bln won

BNK Financial Group Inc. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 248.2 billion won (US$179.9 million), up 15.5 percent from a year earlier.

Operating profit for the April-June period was 294.3 billion won, up 5.5 percent from a year a…

China, Russia vying for influence over N. Korea: Campbell

China and Russia are competing for influence over North Korea while Beijing is “anxious” over Moscow’s steps to deepen cooperation with Pyongyang, a senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday, touting America’s “deeper” partnerships with its allies and partne…

Yoon names new labor minister, ambassadors to Japan, Australia

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday named the chief of a state diplomatic academy as the new ambassador to Japan and a former Navy chief as the ambassador to Australia, his office said.

Park Cheol-hee, an expert on Japan and the current head of the…

S. Korean Bond Yields on Jul. 31, 2024

Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)

1-year TB 3.152 3.155 -0.3

2-year TB 3.086 3.076 +1.0

3-year TB 3.004 2.994 +1.0

10-year TB 3.064 3.052 +1.2

2-year MSB 3.067 3.060 +0.7

3-year CB (AA-) 3.459 3.451 +0.8

91-day CD 3.500 3.500 0.0

Sou…