Prime Minister Han Duck-soo visited one of the oldest surviving independence fighters on his 101st birthday Wednesday, saying he thanks him for his service and wishes him good health, according to the prime minister’s

South Korea’s exports increased 18.5 percent on-year in the first 20 days of August, data showed Wednesday, on the back of solid outbound shipments of chips.

Outbound shipments reached US$33.1 billion in the Aug.

The parliamentary broadcasting and communications committee held a hearing on the government’s alleged control of the media Wednesday as the ruling party lawmakers boycotted the meeting.

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party (PPP)

The finance ministry said Wednesday it will extend the tax cut on fuel for automobiles by another two months until the end of October as concerns linger over the Middle East crisis.

South Korea

The government said Wednesday it will provide 1.6 trillion won (US$1.2 billion) in financial support, including loans, to help vendors hit by delayed payments of e-commerce platforms TMON and WeMakePrice.

The announcement came after