The September 2026 Prime Building Cost Index puts building inflation at 5.1%, down from 9.7% a year ago, and prices rose 0.03% from August. Cement and steel got cheaper. Reinforcement and plumbing got costlier.
Containers are stacked at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Sept. 6. Yonhap Korea’s economy expanded 1 percent in the third quarter from the previous quarter, extending its stronger-than-expected growth on the back of booming semiconductor exports, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Tuesday. After exceeding expectations in the first and second quarters, the economy…
The lawmaker for Klottey-Korle said, “Let’s stop phone calling to release those who we know are knowingly poisoning our waters. Enough is enough! If we catch people stealing, you hardly find people calling for them to be freed; why do we have people speaking for those who are destroying the environment?
An artist’s rendering depicts the Active Debris Removal Satellite approaching space debris in Earth orbit. Courtesy of Korea AeroSpace Administration Science fiction is quietly becoming an engineering reality in Korea. Long a staple of science fiction and brought to life in the 2021 Korean blockbuster film “Space Sweepers,” the concept of orbital sanitation vessels is…
Former PLO official Xavier Abu Eid says Israel’s election outcome remains uncertain, with polls divided between Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot. He suggests the two rivals could potentially form a national unity government despite their political differences. Published On 27 Oct 202627 Oct 2026 Share Former PLO official says Netanyahu-Eisenkot coalition could be possible on…
Former first lady Kim Keon Hee leaves the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul, Aug. 12, 2025, after attending a hearing to determine the validity of her arrest warrant. Korea Times photo by Ko Young-kwon The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a new arrest warrant for jailed former first lady Kim Keon Hee to…
The Member of Parliament for Banda and Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Ahmed Ibrahim, has urged newly elected NDC constituency executives in the Bono Region to intensify grassroots mobilisation and work harder to secure victory in the 2028 general elections.
In Kenya, where MultiChoice has lost 57,000 subscribers in the first half of the year to 653,066, the packages will be priced at KES 750 for Starter, KES 1,500 for Select, KES 3,000 for Sports and KES 7,300 for Ultimate, down from KES 11,700. Same rates apply on DStv Stream.
The benchmark KOSPI is displayed at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap Korea’s bourse operator on Tuesday activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the stock index rose sharply. Program trading for the KOSPI-listed shares was suspended for five minutes at 10:13 a.m., according…
FC AshantiGold 04 have terminated the appointments of head coach and technical director Abdul Karim Kabutey Zito, assistant coach Ernest Okyere and goalkeeper trainer Robert Dabuo with immediate effect.
