Novelist Han Kang’s books surged in sales on South Korean online bookstores following her Nobel Prize in literature win, with over 130,000 copies sold in less than a day on two major platforms.

Kyobo

North Korea said Friday that South Korea has sent unmanned drones over Pyongyang three times since last week, calling the move a military provocation and a violation of its sovereignty.

In a message delivered

South Korea’s central bank on Friday cut its key benchmark interest rate, its first pivot in its yearslong monetary tightening mode, as inflation continued to moderate and the property market showed signs of cooling.

The management and union of Renault Korea Motors Co., the South Korean unit of Renault S.A., on Friday sealed a wage deal after an extended labor strike over wages and working conditions.

Unionized workers

Household loans extended by banks in South Korea rose for a sixth straight month in September, led by an increase in mortgages, central bank data showed Friday.

Banks’ outstanding household loans came to 1,135.7