Card spending climbs over 3 pct in Q1

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SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Credit card spending in South Korea rose by more than 3 percent in the first three months of the year from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday.  Spending made with credit, debit and prepaid cards came to 300.6 trillion won (US$210 billion) in the January-March period, up 3.3 percent from the same period last year, according to the data compiled by the Credit Finance Association (CREFIA).  During the cited period, the number of approved card settlements climbed 1.2 percent on-ye

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Credit card spending in South Korea rose by more than 3 percent in the first three months of the year from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday.

Our Ocean Conference kicks off in S. Korea

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Oceans Minister Kang Do-hyung delivers an opening speech at the 10th Our Ocean Conference held at BEXCO in Busan, about 325 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on April 29, 2025, in this photo provided by his office. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

BUSAN, April 29 (Yonhap) -- A major global maritime conference kicked off in South Korea's southeastern port city of Busan on Tuesday to provide a platform for international discussions on the sust

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