South Korean stocks opened a tad higher Monday amid eased woes over U.S. inflation and rising political uncertainties.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 0.95 point, or 0.03 percent, to 2,798.77

South Korea’s industry ministry said Monday it has hosted a business forum with Vietnam to seek new opportunities for partnerships in chips, artificial intelligence and other areas.

Around 500 government and business officials from

South Korea’s exports extended on-year gains to the ninth straight month in June on the back of record performance of semiconductors, data showed Monday.

Outbound shipments rose 5.1 percent on-year to US$57 billion last

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday ordered officials to make upmost efforts to rescue victims and treat them after a fatal car accident in downtown Seoul that killed at least nine people.

Yoon made

South Korean stocks finished a tad higher Monday as investors took a breather ahead of the release of the Fed minutes and the second-quarter earnings guidance of Samsung Electronics. The local currency fell against