Consumer prices rise 2.2% in March on surging oil prices
Korea’s consumer prices rose 2.2 percent in March from a year earlier, mainly due to a hike in global oil prices caused by prolonged tensions...
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Trump claims Iran president wants ceasefire; no response from Iran
Iran hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday, while airstrikes battered Tehran even as U.S. President Donald Trump...
Philippines seeks safe passage for oil in Iran meeting
The Philippines has sought safe passage for desperately needed oil shipments in a meeting with Iran, a presidential spokeswoman said Wednesday, as the import-dependent archipelago...
Ruling party, gov’t confirm comprehensive survey of farmland ownership to curb property speculation
The government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) on Wednesday confirmed their plans to launch the country’s first-ever comprehensive survey of farmland ownership,...
N. Korea’s largest labor group calls for ‘full march’ to fulfill party’s 5-year economic plan
North Korea’s largest labor group has urged workers to carry out a “full march” to achieve the five-year national economic development plan adopted at a...
KRX, Hang Seng Indexes Company launch four cross-market indexes
The Korea Exchange (KRX) said Tuesday it has partnered with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Indexes Company Ltd. (HSIL) to launch four cross-market stock indexes aimed...
Gov’t warns formerly detained activist not to attempt Gaza entry again
A Korean activist detained by Israel last October after joining a Gaza aid flotilla is attempting to enter the Gaza Strip again, the foreign ministry...
K-pop’s perfect number? Why seven-member groups are both ideal and fragile
In the K-pop scene, a seven-member group suddenly becoming a six-member group is no longer uncommon. In fact, repeated cases of a member leaving groups...
N. Korea’s Kim says ties with Belarus will advance briskly in reply to Lukashenko
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a letter to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, expressing confidence that their countries’ friendship will advance briskly, the North’s...
Netanyahu orders access to Jerusalem church after cardinal barred
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered authorities to grant the Catholic Church’s top representative in the Holy Land immediate access to the...