July 16, 2024

PM calls for readiness against heavy downpours

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo called Tuesday for all-out measures to minimize damage from ongoing heavy downpours, his office said.

Han instructed relevant ministries and local governments to strengthen monitoring of homes in sparsely populated mounta…

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(LEAD) Seoul shares up for 2nd day amid Trump effect

Seoul shares closed slightly higher Tuesday as traders were trying to digest the effect of Donald Trump’s possible victory in the U.S. presidential election on the market. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composit…

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Today in Korean history

1946 — The U.S. military government, which occupied the southern half of the Korean Peninsula at the end of World War II, places a ban on civilian passage across the inter-Korean border set along the 38th parallel. Following the

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