BOK sells net US$2.1 billion in market-smoothing operations in Q1
The Bank of Korea said Friday it sold a net US$2.1 billion in the first quarter of the year to help ease the decline of the local currency against…
June 2023
(2nd LD) National Assembly passes bill requiring hospitals to report births of newborns
The National Assembly passed a bill requiring medical institutions to report the births of newborns to local governments Friday, after two unregistered babies were found dead in a refrigerator…
Court orders gov’t, Seoul city to return 168.2 bln won in cancelled tax to Lone Star
A South Korean court ruled Friday that the government and the Seoul city government should return a combined 168.2 billion won (US$127.6 million) in tax levied on the U.S.…
S. Korean, Slovenian FMs discuss cooperation in nuclear energy, science technology
The top diplomats of South Korea and Slovenia held consultations Friday to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties in areas of nuclear power plants and science technology, Seoul's foreign…
AS Roma’s summer trip to S. Korea canceled
A summer exhibition tour by the Italian football club AS Roma has been canceled.Stadium X, the local promoter for the proposed preseason trip, announced Friday AS Roma's matches against…
(2nd LD) Infanticide mother killed 2 newborns just one day after their births: police
A mother arrested for allegedly killing her two newborn babies and storing their bodies in a home refrigerator was found to have strangled both just one day after their…