NH Financial’s 2022 net falls 2.7 pct amid investment loss
SEOUL-- South Korean financial holding firm Nonghyup Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday its net earnings fell 2.7 percent last year, largely as losses from investment in the stock market and…
February 14, 2023
Mongolia endorses S. Korea’s World Expo bid
SEOUL-- Mongolia supports South Korea's bid to host the World Expo in the southern city of Busan in 2030, as it will help benefit all Asian countries in the region,…
In bid to boost childbearing, North Korea offers sporadic extra food
As North Korea’s birth rate declines amid chronic food shortages, authorities are offering families with three or more children extra food twice a year, on the birthdays of the country’s…
South Korea Grants Asylum To Two Of Five Russian Men Who Fled Mobilization
A South Korean court has allowed entrance into the country to two of five Russian men stranded at an airport near Seoul, according to South Korean media reports. The five…
UNHCR Burundi Operations Overview, January 2023
OPERATION OVERVIEWWhile the number of people for whom UNHCR has been entrusted with a responsability by the international community to protect and assist in Burundi continues to increase, the UN…
Kim regains lead over Ahn in PPP leadership race: poll
SEOUL-- Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) has regained the lead against three other candidates, including front-runner Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo, in the race for party leadership,…