Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun said Wednesday the “fundamental” solution to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats lies on a free and unified Korean Peninsula during an annual security forum in Seoul.
Kim made the
Household loans extended by banks in South Korea rose for a fifth straight month in August, led by a record increase in mortgages, central bank data showed Wednesday.
Banks’ outstanding household loans came to
South Korean stocks fell for the seventh consecutive session Wednesday led by foreign sell-off ahead of U.S. inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s policy move next week. The Korean won traded higher
Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)
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2-year TB 2.930 2.956 -2.6
3-year TB 2.844 2.877 -3.3
10-year TB 2.969 3.010 -4.1
2-year MSB 2.940 2.953 -1.3
3-year CB (AA-)
Police are investigating 513 cases of deepfake sex crimes, a more than 70 percent jump in about 40 days, the National Police Agency said Wednesday.
The number, tallied as of Tuesday, compares with only