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S. Korea logs current account surplus for 8th month in December

STORY: S. Korea logs current account surplus for 8th month in December SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bank of Korea (BOK) (July 18, 2019) 2. various of Busan container terminal (March 7, 2023) 3. various of semiconductor production line (courtesy of Samsung Electronics, July 9, 2019) 4. various of automobile export site (courtesy of Hyundai Motor Company, Oct. 24, 2019) 5. various of Seoul streets (courtesy of Yonhap TV, Feb. 7, 2024) STORYLINE: South Korea logged current account surplus for the eighth straight month in December last year due to export recovery, central bank data showed Wednesday. Current account balance, the broadest measure of cross-border trade, posted a surplus of 7.41 billion U.S. dollars in December 2023, staying in black since May, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). Trade surplus for goods stood at 8.04 billion dollars in December, hovering in black since April. Export grew 5.8 percent f

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-FREE-CONSULTATION

(231029) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Piroska Molnar (R 2nd), a 63-year-old Hungarian citizen consults TCM experts during the 2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation event in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 28, 2023. In recent years, Hungary has witnessed a surge in interest in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), as demonstrated by the success of the "2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation." This event, which was held on Oct. 27 and 28 at the BOK Hall in Budapest, drew a large number of Hungarian citizens eager to experience the benefits of TCM. TO GO WITH "Feature: Traditional Chinese medicine consultation gains popularity in Hungary" (Xinhua/Chen Hao)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-FREE-CONSULTATION

(231029) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Haifang (R), a TCM expert checks the pulse of a Hungarian citizen during the 2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation event in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 28, 2023. In recent years, Hungary has witnessed a surge in interest in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), as demonstrated by the success of the "2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation." This event, which was held on Oct. 27 and 28 at the BOK Hall in Budapest, drew a large number of Hungarian citizens eager to experience the benefits of TCM. TO GO WITH "Feature: Traditional Chinese medicine consultation gains popularity in Hungary" (Xinhua/Chen Hao)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-FREE-CONSULTATION

(231029) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The 2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation event is held in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 28, 2023. In recent years, Hungary has witnessed a surge in interest in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), as demonstrated by the success of the "2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation." This event, which was held on Oct. 27 and 28 at the BOK Hall in Budapest, drew a large number of Hungarian citizens eager to experience the benefits of TCM. TO GO WITH "Feature: Traditional Chinese medicine consultation gains popularity in Hungary" (Xinhua/Chen Hao)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-FREE-CONSULTATION

(231029) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A TCM expert (L) responds to inquiries of a Hungarian citizen during the 2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation event in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 28, 2023. In recent years, Hungary has witnessed a surge in interest in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), as demonstrated by the success of the "2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation." This event, which was held on Oct. 27 and 28 at the BOK Hall in Budapest, drew a large number of Hungarian citizens eager to experience the benefits of TCM. TO GO WITH "Feature: Traditional Chinese medicine consultation gains popularity in Hungary" (Xinhua/Chen Hao)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-FREE-CONSULTATION

(231029) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- TCM professionals respond to inquiries of a Hungarian citizen during the 2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation event in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 28, 2023. In recent years, Hungary has witnessed a surge in interest in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), as demonstrated by the success of the "2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation." This event, which was held on Oct. 27 and 28 at the BOK Hall in Budapest, drew a large number of Hungarian citizens eager to experience the benefits of TCM. TO GO WITH "Feature: Traditional Chinese medicine consultation gains popularity in Hungary" (Xinhua/Chen Hao)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-FREE-CONSULTATION

(231029) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhen, the president of the Central and Eastern European TCM Association, responds to inquiries of a Hungarian citizen during the 2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation event in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 28, 2023. In recent years, Hungary has witnessed a surge in interest in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), as demonstrated by the success of the "2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation." This event, which was held on Oct. 27 and 28 at the BOK Hall in Budapest, drew a large number of Hungarian citizens eager to experience the benefits of TCM. TO GO WITH "Feature: Traditional Chinese medicine consultation gains popularity in Hungary" (Xinhua/Chen Hao)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-FREE-CONSULTATION

(231029) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The 2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation event is held in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 28, 2023. In recent years, Hungary has witnessed a surge in interest in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), as demonstrated by the success of the "2023 World Traditional Chinese Medicine Day Free Consultation." This event, which was held on Oct. 27 and 28 at the BOK Hall in Budapest, drew a large number of Hungarian citizens eager to experience the benefits of TCM. TO GO WITH "Feature: Traditional Chinese medicine consultation gains popularity in Hungary" (Xinhua/Chen Hao)

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe meets with Incheon Mayor Yoo

INCHEON, Japan - Yoichi Masuzoe (L), governor of Tokyo, which is set to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, compares notes with Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong Bok during his visit to the South Korean city where the 17th Asian Games are being held.

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Torch relay for Asian Games starts in S. Korea's Incheon

INCHEON, South Korea - Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong Bok (L) and Kim Young Soo, executive president of the Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee, put together torches lit in New Delhi, India, and in Incheon during a ceremony in the South Korean city on Aug. 13, 2014, before the start of the torch relay for the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 Asian Games. The Olympic Council of Asia picked New Delhi for the occasion because it hosted the inaugural Asian Games in 1951.

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'Comfort women' memorial in California

LOS ANGELES, United States - Kim Bok Dong (L), 87, sits next to a bronze statue of a girl in traditional Korean clothing -- a memorial for women forced into sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese military -- at Glendale Central Park near Los Angeles on July 30, 2013. Kim said she spent eight years providing sexual services to Japanese troops after she was forcibly drafted when just 14 years old.

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Former sex slaves give speeches

OSAKA, Japan - Kim Bok Dong (R), 87, and Kil Won Ok, 84, two South Korean women who were forced to serve as wartime sex slaves for the Japanese military, attend a gathering organized by a civic group supporting them, in Osaka, western Japan, on May 25, 2013.

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Former sex slaves give speeches

OSAKA, Japan - Kim Bok Dong (standing), 87, and Kil Won Ok (L), 84, two South Korean women who were forced to serve as wartime sex slaves for the Japanese military, attend a gathering organized by a civic group supporting them, in Osaka, western Japan, on May 25, 2013.

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Former sex slaves give speeches

OSAKA, Japan - Kim Bok Dong (R), 87, and Kil Won Ok, 84, two South Korean women who were forced to serve as wartime sex slaves for the Japanese military, attend a gathering organized by a civic group supporting them, in Osaka, western Japan, on May 25, 2013.

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Former sex slaves give speeches

OSAKA, Japan - Kim Bok Dong (2nd from L), 87, and Kil Won Ok (2nd from R), 84, two South Korean women who were forced to serve as wartime sex slaves for the Japanese military, attend a gathering organized by a civic group supporting them, in Osaka, western Japan, on May 25, 2013.

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Mayor's meeting with former sex slaves canceled

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Kim Bok Dong, 87, a South Korean woman who was forced to serve as a wartime sex slave, during a press conference in Okinawa Prefecture on May 18, 2013. Kim and another such woman canceled a scheduled meeting with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto on May 24, saying it is "worthless." Hashimoto has been under fire over his claim that sexual servitude was "necessary to maintain discipline" in the Japanese military.

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Mayor's meeting with former sex slaves canceled

OSAKA, Japan - Combined file photo shows Kim Bok Dong (L), 87, and Kil Won Ok, 84, two South Korean women who were forced to serve as wartime sex slaves. They canceled a scheduled meeting with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto on May 24, 2013, saying it is "worthless." Hashimoto has been under fire over his claim that sexual servitude was "necessary to maintain discipline" in the Japanese military.

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China-N Korea 'strategic dialogue'

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Choe Thae Bok, a secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, holds talks with Li Yuanchao (not shown in the photo), head of the Chinese Communist Party's Organization Department, in Pyongyang on June 10, 2011.

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China-N Korea 'strategic dialogue'

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Li Yuanchao, head of the Chinese Communist Party's Organization Department, holds talks with Choe Thae Bok (not shown in the photo), a secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang on June 10, 2011.

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China-N Korea 'strategic dialogue'

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Li Yuanchao (R), head of the Chinese Communist Party's Organization Department, is greeted by Choe Thae Bok (L), a secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, at Pyongyang International Airport on June 10, 2011. The two sides held a ''strategic dialogue'' later in the day in Pyongyang to discuss bilateral relations and other issues of mutual concern, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported the same day.

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N. Korea's Choe departs from China

BEIJING, China - Senior North Korean official Choe Thae Bok prepares to depart from Beijing airport on Dec. 4, 2010. Choe, a secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, returned home after making the first visit by a North Korean official to China since his country's Nov. 23 artillery attack on South Korea.

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N. Korean official in China

BEIJING, China - Choe Thae Bok (C), an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing airport on Nov. 30, 2010. The arrival of Choe, a secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Committee, marks the first visit by a senior North Korean official to China since Pyongyang's Nov. 23 deadly shelling of a South Korean island near the contested western sea border.

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N. Korean official in China

BEIJING, China - Kim Yong Il (C), director of the Workers' Party of Korea's International Department, arrives at Beijing airport on Nov. 30, 2010. He traveled with Choe Thae Bok, a secretary of the party's Central Committee and an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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N. Korean official in China

BEIJING, China - Choe Thae Bok (C), an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing airport on Nov. 30, 2010. The arrival of Choe, a secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Committee, marks the first visit by a senior North Korean official to China since Pyongyang's Nov. 23 deadly shelling of a South Korean island near the contested western sea border.

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Key N. Korea official leaves China

BEIJING, China - Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, is photographed at Beijing airport on Oct. 31, 2009, before returning to North Korea. Choe met Chinese President Hu Jintao and other key officials during his five-day trip.

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China Pres. Hu meets with N. Korea official Choe

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 28, 2009.

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China Pres. Hu meets with N. Korea official Choe

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 28, 2009.

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(2)S. Korea, Japan sign currency swap agreement

SEOUL, South Korea - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui (L), Bank of Korea Governor Park Seung (C) and People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan (R) pose for photos after signing currency swap agreements in Seoul on May 27. Two pacts were signed, one between BOJ and BOK and the other between BOK and the Chinese central bank.

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SOUTH KOREA-CENTRAL BANK-POLICY RATE-INCREASE

(221124) -- SEOUL, Nov. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 24, 2022 shows the building of Bank of Korea (BOK) in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's central bank on Thursday raised its policy rate to curb inflation, delivering six back-to-back rate hikes for the first time. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-CENTRAL BANK-POLICY RATE-INCREASE

(221124) -- SEOUL, Nov. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pedestrians are seen in front of the Bank of Korea (BOK) in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 24, 2022. South Korea's central bank on Thursday raised its policy rate to curb inflation, delivering six back-to-back rate hikes for the first time. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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S.Korea's current account surplus drops in September

STORY: S.Korea's current account surplus drops in September DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bank of Korea (Xinhua) 2. various of Seoul urban landscape (Yonhap TV) 3. various of port (Yonhap TV) 4. various of companies (Yonhap TV) STORYLINE: South Korea's current account surplus dropped in September due to soaring import costs, driven by higher energy prices, as well as export fall, central bank data showed Tuesday. Current account balance, the broadest measure of cross-border trade, recorded a surplus of 1.61 billion U.S. dollars in September, down from a surplus of 10.51 billion dollars tallied in the same month of last year, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). Trade balance for goods logged a surplus of 490 million dollars in September, sharply down from a surplus of 9.55 billion dollars a year earlier. Import costs jumped in recent months as the prolonged geopolitical risks in Europe propped up energy prices. Import a

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S.Korean banks' lending rate for households hits 10-year high in September

STORY: S.Korean banks' lending rate for households hits 10-year high in September DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bank of Korea 2. various of apartments and banks (courtesy: Yonhap TV) STORYLINE: South Korean banks' lending rate for households hit the highest in over 10 years in September due to policy rate hikes, central bank data showed Friday. The weighted average rate for new bank loans to households was an annualized rate of 5.15 percent in September, up 0.39 percentage points from the previous month, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). It marked the highest in more than 10 years since July 2012 amid the higher policy rates. The BOK began to tighten its monetary policy stance in August last year, raising the key rate in eight steps from a record low of 0.5 percent to 3.0 percent. The rate for mortgage loans to households rose 0.44 percentage points from August to 4.79 percent in September, while the credit loans rate

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S. Korea's real GDP grows 0.3 pct in Q3 on quarter

STORY: S. Korea's real GDP grows 0.3 pct in Q3 on quarter DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bank of Korea 2. various of the container port 3. various of manufacturing 4. various of the container port STORYLINE: South Korea's real gross domestic product (GDP), adjusted for inflation, grew 0.3 percent in the July-September quarter compared to the previous quarter, Bank of Korea (BOK) data showed on Thursday. The real GDP kept rising for the ninth successive quarter since the third quarter of 2020, but it was down from the quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.6 percent in the first quarter and 0.7 percent in the second quarter. Private consumption and facility investment contributed to the GDP expansion, but the faltering export led to lower economic growth. Net export dragged down the GDP growth by 1.8 percentage points in the third quarter, while private consumption and facility investment lifted the growth rate by 0.9 percentage points a

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S. Korea raises policy rate by 25 bps to curb inflation

STORY: S. Korea raises policy rate by 25 bps to curb inflation DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Bank of Korea (files) 2. Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Rhee Chang-yong (Yonhap TV) 3. a rate-setting meeting (Yonhap TV) 4. file footage of citizens shopping in mart (Yonhap TV) 5. file footage of U.S. dollar (Yonhap TV) STORYLINE: South Korea's central bank on Thursday raised its policy rate to curb inflation, delivering four back-to-back rate hikes for the first time. Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Rhee Chang-yong and other monetary policymakers unanimously decided to lift the benchmark seven-day repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 2.50 percent. It marked the fourth consecutive rate increase for the first time, after hiking the rate by 50 basis points in July. The BOK set off its tightening monetary policy since August last year. The Thursday hike was in line with market expectations. According to a Korea Financial Investment Association poll of

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RUSSIA-ROSTOV-REFUGEE

(220227) -- ROSTOV, Feb. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People from Donbass rest in an accommodation site for refugees in Rostov Region, Russia, Feb. 26, 2022. (Photo by Andrey Bok/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ROSTOV-REFUGEE

(220227) -- ROSTOV, Feb. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children from Donbass rest in an accommodation site for refugees in Rostov Region, Russia, Feb. 26, 2022. (Photo by Andrey Bok/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ROSTOV-REFUGEE

(220227) -- ROSTOV, Feb. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People from Donbass rest in an accommodation site for refugees in Rostov Region, Russia, Feb. 26, 2022. (Photo by Andrey Bok/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ROSTOV-ON-DON-REFUGEES-DONATION

(220226) -- ROSTOV-ON-DON, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer arranges supplies donated by local residents for refugees from Donbass, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Feb. 26, 2022. (Photo by Andrey Bok/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ROSTOV-ON-DON-REFUGEES-DONATION

(220226) -- ROSTOV-ON-DON, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer arranges supplies donated by local residents for refugees from Donbass, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Feb. 26, 2022. (Photo by Andrey Bok/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ROSTOV-ON-DON-REFUGEES-DONATION

(220226) -- ROSTOV-ON-DON, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People donate supplies for refugees from Donbass, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Feb. 26, 2022. (Photo by Andrey Bok/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ROSTOV-ON-DON-REFUGEES-DONATION

(220226) -- ROSTOV-ON-DON, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer arranges supplies donated by local residents for refugees from Donbass, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Feb. 26, 2022. (Photo by Andrey Bok/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ROSTOV-REFUGEE-ARRIVAL

(220224) -- ROSTOV, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Refugees from Donbass arrive at Rostov Region, Russia, on Feb. 24, 2022. (Photo by Andrey Bok/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ROSTOV-REFUGEE-ARRIVAL

(220224) -- ROSTOV, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Refugees from Donbass arrive at Rostov Region, Russia, on Feb. 24, 2022. (Photo by Andrey Bok/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ROSTOV-REFUGEE-ARRIVAL

(220224) -- ROSTOV, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Refugees from Donbass arrive at Rostov Region, Russia, on Feb. 24, 2022. (Photo by Andrey Bok/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ROSTOV-REFUGEE-ARRIVAL

(220224) -- ROSTOV, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman from Donbass arrives at Rostov Region, Russia, on Feb. 24, 2022. (Photo by Andrey Bok/Xinhua)

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The Nun And The Sergeant - film (1962)

Robert Webber & Linda Wong Characters: Sgt. McGrath & Bok Soon Film: The Nun And The Sergeant (1964) Director: Franklin Adreon 01 January 1962 Date: 01-Jan-62

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The Fixer - film (1968)

Elizabeth Hartman & Alan Bates Characters: Zinaida & Yakov Bok Film: The Fixer (1968) Director: John Frankenheimer 08 December 1968 Date: 08-Dec-68

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The Fixer - film (1968)

Elizabeth Hartman & Alan Bates Characters: Zinaida & Yakov Bok Film: The Fixer (1968) Director: John Frankenheimer 08 December 1968 Date: 08-Dec-68

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The Fixer - film (1968)

Alan Bates & Dirk Bogarde Characters: Yakov Bok & Bibikov Film: The Fixer (1968) Director: John Frankenheimer 08 December 1968 Date: 08-Dec-68

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The Fixer - film (1968)

Alan Bates, Ian Holm, Dirk Bogarde & Murray Melvin Characters: Yakov Bok,Grubeshov,Bibikov & Priest Film: The Fixer (1968) Director: John Frankenheimer 08 December 1968 Date: 08-Dec-68