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BOK seen on extended hold as financial risks resurface
SEOUL, February 26 (AJP) - Financial stability concerns have re-emerged as the decisive variable in South Korea’s monetary policy outlook this year as inflation and economic growth return to target range. The Bank of Korea’s Monetary Policy Board on Thursday unanimously kept the benchmark rate unchanged at 2.5 percent, where it has remained since the May 2025 cut. “With inflation expect
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Galaxy S26: a phone with "nunchi" – and a price to match
SEOUL, February 26 (AJP) - “Nunchi” is one of those Korean words that resists direct translation. It refers to a kind of social intuition — the ability to read the ambience, anticipate needs, and move before being asked. Those who lack it are considered daft; those who possess it a
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Korea's top-shelf defense export K9 anchors India's frontline firepower in evolving form
POKHRAN, INDIA, February 26 (AJP) - The desert does not forgive hesitation. At the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges, under the abrasive winds of the Thar Desert, the K9 Vajra-T halted only long enough to compute its fire solution. Turret rotating independently of the hull, target data fed digitally, the first round was out within 30 seconds. On the move, the gun delivered in under a minute. Moments later, the b