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- 1EU budget commissioner touts AAA-rated EU bonds to Korean investors●[Interview] “EU bonds are AAA-grade safe assets…Bond investment to strengthen EU-RoK relations” - Piotr Serafin, EU Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Corruption and Public Administration
Piotr Serafin, the EU Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Corruption and Public Administration, gave an interview describing EU bonds as AAA-grade safe assets and arguing that bond investment can strengthen ties between the European Union and the Republic of Korea. The remarks promote EU debt instruments to Korean investors while framing financial cooperation as a pillar of the EU-RoK relationship.
- 28 in 10 South Koreans see North Korea as separate state●8 out of 10 S. Koreans view NK as separate state: survey
A new survey reported by The Korea Herald has found that eight out of ten South Koreans view North Korea as a separate state rather than as part of the same country. The finding points to a shift in attitudes on the peninsula, where official policy has long treated unification as the goal. The poll comes amid stalled inter-Korean ties and heightened tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear programme.