September 13, 2024

(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Sept. 13)

Seoul has to strengthen measures against more serious provocations from Pyongyang

North Korea has been ratcheting up its threatening moves in recent weeks, a development that should alarm South Korea’s officials in charge of security, defense and in…

Import prices dip in August on fall in oil prices, strong won

South Korea’s import prices fell in August, snapping a two-month rise mainly due to a fall in global oil prices and the strengthening Korean won, central bank data showed Friday.

The import price index declined 3.5 percent last month from a month ea…

Money supply continues to rise in July amid restrictive policy: BOK

South Korea’s money supply continued to increase in July from a month earlier amid an extended tightening policy mode, central bank data showed Friday.

The country’s M2, a key gauge of the money supply, stood at 4,053.9 trillion won (US$2.944 trilli…