Day: August 29, 2024

9.11m foreign tourists visit Korea in 7 months

SEOUL: Number of foreign tourists visiting the Republic of Korea reached 9.11 million during January – July this year, a 66.8 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

Yonhap News Agency quoted the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) as sa…

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Indian scheme brings 530m adults into banking system

NEW DELHI: India’s poverty reduction scheme offering banking services to underprivileged people has covered 530 million adults in 10 years, the Indian Ministry of Finance has announced.

Called the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, it is the ‘largest fi…

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