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South Korea’s disgraced ex-president Park leaves hospital after prison release

SEOUL: South Korea’s ex-president Park Geun-hye left hospital on Thursday, three months after she was released ...

Published 25 Mar, 2022 05:47am

World

North Korea fires possible ICBM in largest test since 2017

SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired what is thought to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the sea off...

Updated 24 Mar, 2022 01:26pm

World

South Korea’s disgraced ex-president Park leaves hospital after prison release

SEOUL: South Korea’s ex-president Park Geun-hye left hospital on Thursday, three months after she was released from...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 11:37am

Life & Style

Handbags at dawn: Chanel duels South Korean resellers in luxury boom

SEOUL: As COVID curbs cut travel and duty-free shopping, South Koreans are driving a luxury goods boom at home that...

Updated 17 Mar, 2022 03:06pm

World

South Korea hits record 400,000 plus cases amid Omicron wave

SEOUL: South Korea reported more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a new record, as the country...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:32am

World

North Korea appears to be restoring its dismantled nuclear test site

SEOUL: North Korea appears to be “restoring” its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, South Korea has said, with signs of...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 10:40am

World

Conservative Yoon wins tight South Korean presidential race

SEOUL: Conservative Yoon Suk-yeol won South Korea’s presidential election Thursday, with the political novice and...

Published 10 Mar, 2022 11:06am

World

South Korea votes for new leader to battle COVID, home prices, inequality

SEOUL: South Koreans went to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new president who will shape Asia’s fourth-largest...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 11:10am

Markets

South Korea bans transactions with Russia central bank

SEOUL: South Korea said Monday it will halt all transactions with Russia's central bank in the latest series of...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 12:22pm

World

Firefighters battle 'severe' South Korean wildfire

SEOUL: South Korea deployed thousands of firefighters and issued its highest fire hazard warning Saturday as a large...

Updated 06 Mar, 2022 02:01pm

Business & Finance

South Korea bans exports of strategic items to Russia, joins SWIFT sanctions

SEOUL: South Korea will tighten export controls against Russia, by banning exports of strategic items, and join...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 11:46am

World

Seoul eases Covid restrictions with daily cases at record high

SEOUL: South Korea said it would ease pandemic restrictions Friday, even as the country's daily caseload crossed...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 11:02am

World

S.Korea, Iran hold talks on resuming oil trade, unfreezing funds

SEOUL: South Korea and Iran have held working-level talks on resuming imports of Iranian crude oil and unfreezing...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 07:57pm

World

South Korea to start giving fourth doses of COVID vaccine by month-end

SEOUL: South Korea will begin giving out fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of February and supply ...

Published 14 Feb, 2022 01:10pm

World

South Korea reports record high 56,431 new daily COVID-19 cases

SEOUL: South Korea reported a daily record high of 56,431 new coronavirus cases for Saturday, bringing its total...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 12:35pm

World

South Korea petrochemical plant blast kills four, but no impact on output

SEOUL: An explosion at South Korean petrochemical company Yeochun NCC's (YNCC) plant in the city of Yeosu has killed...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 10:43am

World

South's Moon warns of 'crisis' if North Korea restarts long-range missile tests

SEOUL: South Korea's leader warned Thursday the peninsula could slide back into a "state of crisis" if Pyongyang...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 10:14am

World

South Korea drops vaunted 'test and trace' strategy as Omicron surges

SEOUL: South Korea said Wednesday it was dropping its vaunted "trace, test and treat" programme as a surge in ...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 04:03pm

Business & Finance

India summons South Korea envoy over Hyundai's tweet

NEW DELHI: India summoned South Korea's ambassador to express displeasure over a social media post by a Pakistani...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 04:15pm

Markets

South Korea's NOFI tenders for 138,000 T corn, 130,000 T feed wheat

HAMBURG: South Korea's leading feedmaker Nonghyup Feed Inc. (NOFI) has issued an international tender to purchase up...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 11:47am

Markets

Indonesian rupiah firms amid thin holiday-hit Asian currencies

The Indonesian rupiah firmed in thin trading on Wednesday after the country's finance minister took a cautious ...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 11:17am

World

North Korea test-fires most powerful missile since 2017

SEOUL: North Korea on Sunday tested its most powerful missile since 2017, ramping up the firepower for its...

Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am

Markets

South Korea stocks set for worst week since onset of pandemic

The Korean won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield fell

Published 28 Jan, 2022 10:18am

Business & Finance

SK Hynix sees supply chain issues improving in H2, more chip demand

SEOUL: South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc said it expects supply chain issues to gradually improve from the second...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 10:12am

Business & Finance

LG Display Q4 profit drops 30% on year, hit by lower TV panel prices

SEOUL: South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd posted on Wednesday a 30% drop in quarterly operating profit on the year, hit...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 01:18pm

World

South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases surge as new testing scheme begins

SEOUL: South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases exceeded 13,000 for the first time on Wednesday, driven by the...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 10:48am

World

South Korea pays Iran’s UN dues with frozen assets

SEOUL: South Korea has used $18 million of frozen Iranian assets to pay Tehran’s dues to the UN, Seoul said ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

World

South Korea reports second-highest COVID count ahead of holiday

SEOUL: South Korea posted its second-highest daily number of coronavirus cases on Sunday, despite extended COVID-19...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 01:15pm

World

South Korea pays Iran's UN dues with frozen assets

SEOUL: South Korea has used $18 million of frozen Iranian assets to pay Tehran's dues to the UN, Seoul said Sunday,...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 10:20am

Markets

South Korea, Taiwan lead Asia stock lower after Wall Street's tumble

South Korea and Taiwan led falls in most of Asia's emerging stock markets on Friday after US stocks took a hit...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 11:57am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 29	278.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 29	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / May 29	157.06
USD to Swiss Franc / May 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 29	1.28
Euro to USD / May 29	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 28	5306.04
Nasdaq / May 28	17019.88
FTSE 100 / May 28	8254.18
Dow Jones / May 28	38852.86
Germany DAX 30 / May 28	18677.87
France CAC40 / May 28	8057.80
India Sensex / May 29	74732.81
Tokyo Nikkei / May 29	38556.87

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 29	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 29	80.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 29	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 29	208076
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 29	2355.13
Diesel/Litre / May 29	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 29 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 29 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 29 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 29 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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