North Korea stresses the Party Central Committee's authority to consolidate power and unity ahead of key political events.

DongKoo Bio & Pharma expands its business into specialized medicine markets, leveraging its prescription competitiveness in dermatology and urology.

The dollar-won exchange rate opened lower after U.S. producer prices for July came in below market expectations, following a similar trend in consumer prices and easing expectations for further Federal Reserve rate hikes.