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Rare bus driver pay strike causes commuter chaos in South Korea’s capital

SEOUL: Thousands of bus drivers in Seoul went on strike Thursday over a wage dispute, with 97 percent of bus routes...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 11:16am

World

US special envoy on North Korea to visit Tokyo, Seoul

TOKYO: The US special envoy on North Korean human rights issues, Julie Turner, will travel to Tokyo and Seoul from...

Published 10 Feb, 2024 02:39pm

World

South Korea opposition chief stabbed by autograph-seeker

SEOUL: South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the...

Updated 02 Jan, 2024 11:18am

Life & Style

K-pop to the rescue? S. Korea all-in for scout jamboree closing concert

SEOUL: Tens of thousands of scouts danced, sang and waved glow sticks at a massive K-pop festival in Seoul on...

Published 11 Aug, 2023 06:04pm

World

South Korea evacuates thousands of scouts ahead of typhoon

BUAN: South Korea on Tuesday started evacuating thousands of teenage participants at the World Scout Jamboree from a...

Published 08 Aug, 2023 10:20am

Life & Style

Alia Bhatt makes debut as Gucci’s global ambassador in Seoul

Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt made her debut as global ambassador for Gucci, attending their Cruise 2024 show staged in...

Updated 17 May, 2023 05:26pm

World

Invasion of Ukraine revives nuclear warfare nightmare

PARIS: Banished from public consciousness for decades, the nightmare of nuclear warfare has surged back to...

Published 06 Dec, 2022 11:37am

World

US and South Korean warplanes begin largest ever air drills

SEOUL: The United States and South Korea began one of their largest combined military air drills on Monday, with...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 09:23am

Scenes of horror in Seoul after Halloween stampede

SEOUL: Party-goers in costumes fleeing in panic, desperate attempts at first aid on the sidewalks, scores of bodies...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Technology

South Korea’s Yoon calls for quick resumption of popular messaging, portal services

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday called for swift measures to resume all services offered by...

Published 16 Oct, 2022 11:48am

World

North Korea fires ballistic missile, Seoul says

SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul’s military said, just days after a US aircraft carrier...

Published 26 Sep, 2022 07:50am

World

North Korea fires ballistic missile, Seoul says

SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul’s military said, just days after a US aircraft carrier...

Published 25 Sep, 2022 11:46am

Business & Finance

South Korean founder of failed Terra coin admits he was ‘wrong’

SEOUL: The co-founder of the failed Terra cryptocurrency, which collapsed and wiped out about $40 billion of...

Published 22 Aug, 2022 07:47am

Business & Finance

South Korea’s Yoon pardons Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee to counter ‘economic crisis’

SEOUL: South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol pardoned Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee on Friday, with...

Published 12 Aug, 2022 11:58am

Technology

South Korea’s first lunar orbiter launched by SpaceX

SEOUL: South Korea’s first lunar orbiter successfully launched on a year-long mission to observe the Moon, Seoul...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 10:49am

World

North Korea fires eight ballistic missiles, says Seoul

SEOUL: North Korea launched eight ballistic missiles from multiple locations Sunday, South Korea’s military said, ...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 07:53am

Business & Finance

Hyundai to build $5.5bn electric vehicle plant in US

WASHINGTON: South Korean automaker Hyundai will build a $5.5 billion electric vehicle and battery plant in the...

Published 23 May, 2022 08:02am

World

South Korea to join economic sanctions against Russia

SEOUL: President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that South Korea would join with other countries by imposing economic...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 01:12pm

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

South Korean diplomat attacked in New York: Seoul

SEOUL: A South Korean diplomat was injured after being attacked by an "unidentified man" in New York, Seoul's ...

Published 10 Feb, 2022 04:31pm

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

World

North Korea fires 'projectile' in sixth test of 2022

SEOUL: North Korea fired an "unidentified projectile" early Thursday, Seoul said, its sixth apparent weapons test...

Published 27 Jan, 2022 10:52am

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 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

World

Unidentified person enters North Korea from South in rare border breach: Seoul

SEOUL: An unidentified person entered North Korea from the South on New Year’s Day, the military in Seoul said...

Published 03 Jan, 2022 06:42am

World

Unidentified person enters North Korea from South in rare border breach: Seoul

SEOUL: An unidentified person entered North Korea from the South on New Year's Day, the military in Seoul said...

Published 02 Jan, 2022 10:18am

World

Pyongyang warns of 'serious security crisis' over US-Seoul drills

They have already scaled back their annual joint military exercises significantly to facilitate nuclear talks with Pyongyang

Published 11 Aug, 2021 09:44am

Markets

Asian markets rise but Fed taper talk, Delta keep traders on edge

Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, Seoul, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta all rose, though Taipei slipped. Tokyo and Singapore were closed for holidays

Published 09 Aug, 2021 09:42am

Markets

Asian markets mostly up as recovery optimism takes centre stage

Still, in the morning Wednesday was an up day following a record close for the S&P 500 on Wall Street and helped by some bargain-hunting

Published 04 Aug, 2021 10:04am

Markets

Asian markets mixed as virus fears temper recovery optimism

Having fluctuated over the past three days, Asia equities were mixed in early trade Thursday

Published 01 Jul, 2021 09:26am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 18	68.50
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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