SEOUL– Multiple members of the central bank’s rate-setting board cited inflation as one of the largest risks that could hamstring South Korea’s economic recovery when they voted for a rate…
SYDNEY/SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in met with Australian business leaders on Tuesday and called for greater cooperation in securing stable supply chains. The meeting was held in Sydney as part of…
SEOUL– Ruling Democratic Party presidential nominee Lee Jae-myung asked the government on Tuesday to immediately tighten social distancing rules to curb the surge in coronavirus infections. Lee issued the call…
SEOUL– Police on Tuesday disclosed the identity of a man accused of killing his former girlfriend’s mother and seriously injuring her younger brother at their home in Seoul last week.…
SEOUL– KT&G Corp., South Korea’s dominant tobacco company, will suspend its tobacco business in the United States for an unspecified period, the company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday. “We…
SEOUL– A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck off South Korea’s southern island of Jeju on Tuesday afternoon, the state weather agency said. No injuries or serious damage were reported. The quake…