Consumer prices rise 1.7 pct in Aug., slowest pace in 9 months
This April 13, 2025, file photo shows a supermarket in Seoul. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices grew by less than 2 percent in August, marking the slowest pace of growth in nine months, data showed Tuesday.

'KPop Demon Hunters'-themed products
'KPop Demon Hunters'-themed products
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Food products featuring characters from the global hit animated movie "KPop Demon Hunters" are displayed at a shop in Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Aug. 31, 2025. (Yonhap)

Samsung Electronics tops Indian TV market in H1: data
Models promote Samsung Electronics Co.'s TVs in this undated file photo provided by the company. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
YONHAP

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. ranked first in the Indian TV market in the first half of 2025, data showed Sunday, backed by robust sales of large-sized premium models.

Over 60 pct of businesses prefer rehiring former employees: poll
A participant fills out a resume at a senior job fair held in Hanam, east of Seoul, on June 11, 2025. (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Aug.

Global institutions expect S. Korea's economic growth to rebound to 1.8 pct in 2026: report
This photo shows vehicles for exports lined up at the Pyeongtaek Port in Gyeonggi Province on Aug. 26, 2025. (Yonhap)
YONHAP

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy may have hit bottom this year with its growth expected to rebound to a near 2 percent range next year, a report showed Sunday.

U.S. can have USFK 'strategic flexibility' while ensuring extended deterrence for S. Korea: Sen. Kim
Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) speaks during a meeting with Korean reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Aug. 28, 2025. (Yonhap)
YONHAP

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The United States can maintain "strategic flexibility" of its troops in South Korea while also ensuring nuclear deterrence to protect the Korean Peninsula, a U.S.

SK Telecom's new AI data center breaks ground in Ulsan
In this file photo taken June 20, 2025, President Lee Jae Myung (C), SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (3rd from L) take part in a ceremony in Ulsan to launch a project to build an artificial intelligence (AI) data center to be jointly built by SK Group and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
YONHAP

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co.

Air Seoul to resume Incheon-Guam flights in Oct.
This undated file photo, provided by Air Seoul Inc., shows an A321-200 plane from the company's fleet. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Aug.

(2nd LD) HD Hyundai Heavy, Hyundai Mipo to merge into unified shipbuilder amid S. Korea-U.S. project push
This composite file photo shows the shipyards of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (above) and HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
YONHAP

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.

(LEAD) APEC culture ministers share importance of cultural industries in 1st meeting
South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Chae Hwi-young speaks during a press conference after the main session of the three-day APEC 2025 High-level Dialogue on Cultural and Creative Industries on Aug. 27, 2025, in Gyeongju, 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul, in this photo provided by the ministry. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, Aug.

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