Government officials and business representatives from South Korea and Vietnam have agreed to expand their partnerships in economic areas including supply chains. Marking Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính’s visit to Seoul, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a business forum on Monday, to enhance economic cooperation between the two countries. South Korean … Read more
Satellite photos of North Korea’s Rajin port show signs of possible arms trading between North Korea and Russia. According to Voice of America, images from Saturday, taken by Planet Labs, show a large, 1-hundred-15-meter-long vessel docked in the port. The report also notes that what appears to be a 1-hundred-45-meter line of containers can be … Read more
Korea’s exports continued to rally in June, increasing over 5-percent, bolstered by record-high semiconductor shipments. Ahn Sung-jin has the latest. Amid robust performance in the semiconductor sector, South Korea is continuing to see on-year growth for exports. According to the Trade Ministry on Monday, exports for June increased by 5.1 percent compared to the year … Read more
(STONE) Q1. Iran will hold a runoff election this Friday to choose between two top contenders – reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili. Tell us about who they are. (CHOI) Q2. Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s sole reformist candidate, has risen from relative obscurity to a top contender, stunning supporters and rivals alike. What does this … Read more
Time now to take a look at what’s happening in the world of sports. Joining us in the studio is our sports editor Paul Neat. Hello, Paul. Hello. Let’s start with Major League Baseball. Kim Ha-seong’s hitting streak continues. Yes, on Saturday he extended his hitting streak to eight games. This helped his team the … Read more
While the rainy season was in a lull in central inland regions, the heat came again. The temperature in Seoul soared up to over 31 degrees Celsius and the humidity is also high. Starting with Jeju Island and the southern parts of the country today, the rain will expand to the Chungcheong-do provinces overnight. Tomorrow … Read more
2024. 07. 01 KOREAN STOCK MARKET KOSPI : 2,804.31 +6.49 (+0.23%) KOSDAQ : 847.15 +6.71 (+0.80%) KOSPI200 : 384.34 +0.32 (+0.08%) ASIAN STOCK MARKET NIKKEI225 : 39,631.06 +47.98 (+0.12%) HANG SENG : CLOSED SHANGHAI : 2,994.73 +27.32 (+0.92%) WALL STREET (JUNE 28) DOW JONES : 39,118.86 -45.20 (-0.12%) NASDAQ : 17,732.60 -126.08 (-0.71%) S&P500 : … Read more
▪ [AI] N. Korea launches more missiles, following S. Korea-U.S.-Japan military drills ▪ [AI] S. Korea’s exports for June up 5.1% y/y amid record-high chip exports ▪ [AI] Projection shows far right leads first round of France’s parliamentary election in blow to Macron ▪ [AI] Workers at Aricell factory say they received no safety training … Read more
At least 18 Israeli troops were injured on Sunday in a drone attack by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. According to the Israel Defense Forces several drones were launched from southern Lebanon towards the northern Golan Heights. Hezbollah for its part claimed that it targeted an Israeli military site in the area in response to … Read more
In the U.S. Over SEVEN out of TEN Americans believe President Joe Biden should drop out of the presidential election given his poor performance during last week’s first televised debate with former President Donald Trump. In a poll by CBS News and You Gov of one-thousand-one-hundred-30 registered voters nationwide from last Friday to Saturday 72 … Read more
