South Korea’s unification ministry on Tuesday “strongly” condemned North Korea’s blowing up of parts of inter-Korean roads as a clear violation of an inter-Korean agreement and a “very abnormal” act.

The ministry issued the statement

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South Korean stocks traded higher late Tuesday morning after opening in positive terrain, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 5.30 points, or 0.20 percent, to 2,628.59

This year’s Nobel economics prize laureates on Monday applauded South Korea’s economic rise, a key subject of their research, but pointed out a set of challenges ahead, including the fast-graying population of Asia’s fourth largest

Russia has called on South Korea to refrain from further provocations in response to North Korea’s accusation that Seoul had deployed unmanned drones.

North Korea claimed Friday that South Korea sent unmanned drones carrying anti-North