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N. Korea’s Kim Guides Rescue Operation for Residents in Flood-hit Areas

N. Korea’s Kim Guides Rescue Operation for Residents in Flood-hit Areas

SEOUL, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited flood-hit areas near the Amnok River and guided an operation to rescue around 5,000 isolated residents with the military’s helicopters, Pyongyang’s state media reported Monday. Kim visited flood-ravaged areas in Sinuiju City and Uiju County of North Phyongan Province on Sunday, after [...]

Bank of Korea More Pessimistic Than Before, but Still Cautiously Hopeful

Bank of Korea More Pessimistic Than Before, but Still Cautiously Hopeful

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Bank of Korea submitted a report to the Strategy and Finance Committee of the National Assembly today in which it predicted that this year’s economic growth would fall short of 3 percent despite the improving global economy and supplementary revisions made to the national budget. The central bank [...]