North Korea says it has test-fired strategic cruise missiles to demonstrate its nuclear counter-attack capability.
South Korea's business leaders are taking action to offset the threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive trade policies, hiring his former aides and lobbying Republican states out of frustration with delays by their own government which is mired in a political crisis.
SEOUL -- South Korea will launch its first alternative stock trading system (ATS) next week to allow for longer trading hours and lower fees -- and slimmer broker margins -- as authorities try to reverse a trend in which individuals pull their money out of local investments and send it to better-performing overseas bourses.