Gov't may impose export restrictions amid crude oil supply emergency: Vice minister

Korea remains in an "emergency situation" in terms of the country's crude oil supply, a senior official assessed Friday, noting the government may adjust oil supplies by refineries or impose export restrictions on related products.

2026-03-20

High rates, low returns: 'Bonus' interest not as much as it seems for promotional savings accounts

Banks are flaunting flashy savings accounts with eye-popping interest rates for kids in May, but tight restrictions and tiny deposit limits mean the payoff is often barely worth the hype.

2025-05-13

Housing supplies must follow eased restrictions

he government must eagerly seek out help from the main opposition through persuasive reasoning on supply measures.

2024-11-06

North Koreans begin heading home after entry ban lifted

North Korea has lifted an entry ban imposed on its overseas nationals at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, state media reported Sunday.

2023-08-27

China’s export restrictions rattle local chipmakers, display firms

China has started restricting exports of key materials used in the manufacturing of chips and displays, a decision intended to hurt the United States, but with the potential to disrupt the supply chains of Korean chipmakers.

2023-08-01

National interest not a zero-sum game with Japan: Yoon

President Yoon Suk Yeol stressed that it's in both Korea and Japan's national interests to normalize relations to better respond to security issues following his summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday.

2023-03-16

Yoon and Kishida to meet for summit in Tokyo on March 16 and 17

President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit Tokyo from March 16 to 17 for a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the presidential office said Thursday.

2023-03-09

China to resume issuing short-term visas to Koreans from Saturday

China announced Wednesday it will resume the issuance of short-term visas to Korean nationals starting Saturday.

2023-02-15

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After South Korea tightened quarantine restrictions on entrants from China after the Chinese government lifted all regulations for Covid-19, Beijing responded by suspending short-term visas for Koreans to enter China.

2023-01-11

China forces transit passengers from Korea, Japan to get visas

Beijing suspended transit visa exemptions for Korean and Japanese traveling through China Wednesday, an additional retaliation for restrictions on its own nationals.