Vegetables on sale at a supermarket, Seoul, Oct. 2, 2026. Yonhap Producer prices rose for the second consecutive month in September driven by higher prices of agricultural goods during the Chuseok season, central bank data showed Wednesday. The producer price index (PPI), a key gauge of future consumer inflation, increased 0.2 percent last month from…
A North Korean refugee could discover a cure for cancer, rescue puppies from burning buildings and bring peace to the Korean Peninsula. Yet after hearing about these deeds, the first question from most audiences would be: “How did you escape North Korea?” I thought about that during Freedom Speakers International’s 24th “I am from North…
Ghanaian midfielder William Bediako has joined Spanish side Atletico Madrid, where he is expected to feature for the club’s Under-19 team after leaving Ghana Premier League outfit Berekum Chelsea.
Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il, right, poses for a photo with Marie Diron, global head of Moody’s Sovereign and Sub-Sovereign Risk Group, in Bangkok, Oct. 16. Courtesy of the Ministry of Finance and Economy BANGKOK — Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il has stressed Korea’s economic growth is set to gain further momentum amid the chip supercycle during…
A special counsel team enters the National Election Commission (NEC) building in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday, in a raid over suspicions of bid rigging for election supplies. Yonhap A special counsel team on Wednesday raided the National Election Commission (NEC) over suspicions of bid rigging involving around 5 billion won ($3.7 million) worth of election…
A view of the Kingdom Centre skyscraper in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, Aug. 1, 2023 / AFP-Yonhap RIYADH — Riyadh’s Kingdom Centre skyscraper ordered remote working for office tenants on Sunday following repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, as the Saudi-led coalition said two pilots were killed in a crash near the Yemen border. The imposing,…
This photo provided by Mark Gomelsky shows University of Wyoming microbiology graduate student Aili Wang at the university in Laramie, Wyo., May 2, 2024. AP-Yonhap CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a fellow student who had pending patents and with whom…
