South Korea’s business sentiment index remained pessimistic for October due to concerns of high interest rates and weak domestic demand, a poll showed Thursday.

The business survey index (BSI) for the country’s top 600

The operator of Amanda, a South Korean dating app, was fined for allegedly creating fake accounts using photos of its members without notice and matching them with real users, the data protection watchdog said

Seoul shares ended nearly 3 percent higher Thursday as tech stocks advanced, with hopes for additional rate cuts by the Federal Reserve lifting investor sentiment. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.

The

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul on Wednesday pointed out “limitations” of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) in effectively addressing pressing security issues, citing North Korea’s transfers of weapons to Russia in breach of

The National Assembly on Thursday voted down four contentious broadcasting bills that were put up for a revote during a plenary session after President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed them.

Three of the broadcasting bills