Seoul shares opened higher Friday as investors await U.S. jobs data this week for clues on the Federal Reserve’s future policy path.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 15.66 points, or 0.55 percent, to 2,840.60 in the fir…
The unification ministry said Friday it has approved a plan to spend 815 million won (US$592,000) this year to conduct a survey on the fate of South Korean families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.
The government plans to carry out the survey on…
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will discuss ways with South Korea to build practical cooperation related to Ukraine, cyber and new technologies at the upcoming summit in Washington, its chief said Friday.
NATO Secretary General Jens …
July 5 – ‘Ton Or Pen Nueng’ posted an apology to society, accepting responsibility for being exposed for falsely selling a bachelor’s degree, and is ready to enter the justice process, but still insists on continuing to help society.
A 180 degree tu…
State-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) said Friday it has decided to raise its utility bill for households by 6.8 percent to address growing global energy costs and mounting financial losses.
Under the decision, the cost of gas supplied to households wil…
Foreign direct investment (FDI) pledges to South Korea fell 10.4 percent on-year in the first six months of this year amid economic uncertainties, data showed Friday.
The country received US$15.34 billion in FDI commitments in the January-June perio…
