Seoul, April 2 (IANS) South Korea’s consumer prices rose 2.2 per cent in March from a year earlier, mainly due to a hike in global oil prices caused by prolonged tensions in the Middle East, government data showed on Thursday.The reading, which hovers above the government’s 2 percent inflation target, marks the steepest on-year increase since December, when inflation stood at 2.3 percent, according to the Ministry of Data and Statistics, reports Yonhap news agency.The latest rise was driven by a…
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Seoul, March 20 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a joint offensive drill featuring new main battle tanks equipped with an “active protection system,” saying ground troops will be equipped with the “superior” tank “extensively,” state media reported Friday.Kim oversaw “a coordinated offensive tactical drill of infantrymen’s and tankmen’s sub-units” a day earlier at the Pyongyang Training Base No. 60 under the Capital City Defence Corps of the Korean People’s Army, the Korean Central…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Gold and silver prices declined on Monday, as the US dollar strengthened tracking in-line US inflation data.MCX gold April futures dipped 0.56 per cent to Rs 1,55,023 per 10 grams around 12.30 am on an intra-day basis. Meanwhile MCX silver March futures declined 1.99 per cent to Rs 2,39,501 per kg.The dollar index surged 0.10 per cent to 97, tracking the moderation in US CPI (consumer price index) in January. The index earlier received support from strong jobs data that …
Seoul, Feb 16 (IANS) North Korea has built new homes in Pyongyang for the bereaved family members of North Korean soldiers who died during the Russia-Ukraine war, its state media said on Monday.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the opening ceremony of the new street called Saeppyol Street on Sunday, accompanied by his daughter Ju-ae and other officials.In his speech at the ceremony, Kim said the new street “has been built thanks to the ardent des…
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 8 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “unequivocal” peacekeeping efforts and thanked him for his firm commitment to support diplomatic talks regarding the same in the Russia-Ukraine war and the conflict in the Middle East.In his remarks during the joint press meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian PM Ibrahim said, “I must express my appreciation, because my discussions with Prime Minister Modi …