South Korea's state pension fund has said it recovered about half of its total investment of 612.1 billion won ($423.5 million) in major retailer Homeplus Co., which recently entered a court-led rehabilitation process amid liquidity worries.
Hyundai Motor, South Korea's top automaker, saw its sales in the United States climb 3 per cent from a year ago in February, marking its biggest sales for the month, the company said on Sunday.
Food expenses for the lowest income class in South Korea rose nearly 40 per cent over the past five years as soaring food inflation placed a heavier financial burden on low-income individuals, government data here showed on Sunday.
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier arrived at a key naval base in the southeastern city of Busan on Sunday, South Korea's Navy said, reaffirming the U.S. commitment to extended deterrence against continued North Korean threats.
South Korea's constitutional court will hold the 11th and final hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial on February 25.
The country conducted 1,87,983 tests in the last 24 hours and so far a total of 91.07 crore tests have been done.
The missiles were launched from Chunghwa County in North Korea's North Hwanghae Province at around 8 am local time on Saturday.
About 20 others were under treatment for smoke inhalation, they said, adding the death toll could rise further.
South Korea has been dogged by a chronic decline in childbirths as many young people delay or give up on having babies in the face of an economic slowdown and high home prices.
Earlier, South Korea accused North Korea of flying "several" drones that crossed the Military Demarcation Line between the two countries, reported Yonhap News Agency.
