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North Korea performed its first ballistic missile tests in five months Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders are expected to meet in South Korea. South Korea's military detected multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles launched from an area south of Pyongyang,

South Korea's central bank kept policy interest rates unchanged on Thursday as a resurgence in home prices and a declining currency against the dollar reduced the scope for further easing. The Bank of Korea's seven-member monetary policy board voted to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.

The US is keen to finalise a trade deal with South Korea once Seoul accepts “appropriate” commitments, a senior official said. The two nations are negotiating terms of a $350 billion investment pledge ahead of the Trump-Lee summit in Korea.

South Korea's law firm industry is ruled by Kim & Chang, while a handful of other companies struggle to catch up with the leader, with $1 billion in revenue.

Kim Jong Un made the comments at the groundbreaking ceremony for a memorial for North Korean soldiers who fought for Russia in its war with Ukraine, state media said.

South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters

South Korea does not legally allow same-sex marriages or civil partnerships, but the census, which takes place every five years, offers an opportunity for greater recognition and visibility of the LGBT community in data, which is used to influence domestic policy.

Despite weeks of frantic diplomacy, the chances of South Korea and the United States sealing a trade deal before next week’s Apec summit appear to be slim, with strong domestic backing enabling Seoul to resist a compromise seen as perilous to the national economy.