South Korea’s business sentiment improved for February amid a recovery in exports, a central bank poll showed Thursday.
Local companies’ business sentiment index (BSI) stood at 69 for the coming month, up from 68 the previous month, according to the…
The delinquency ratio on loans extended by banks in South Korea rose slightly from a month earlier in November last year amid the sluggish economy and high interest rates, data showed Thursday.
The delinquency ratio on banks’ won-denominated loans c…
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The conflict between President Yoon Suk Yeol and the People Power Party (PPP)’s interim leader Han Dong-hoon seems to have subsided after the two visited an inferno site in South Chungcheong together and returned…
North Korea-linked hackers stole US$1 billion worth of cryptocurrency through 20 attacks last year, a report by an analysis firm showed Wednesday, marking the highest number of their hacks since record-keeping began in 2016.
The report by Chainalysi…
South Korea maintains close communications with Japan over bilateral issues, the foreign ministry said Thursday, after Tokyo voiced regret over the South Korean top court’s ruling in favor of Korean victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor.
Earlier i…
Seoul shares ended slightly higher on Thursday, helped by gains in auto stocks as their 2023 earnings fared well on the back of robust demand. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose …
