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The Bank of Korea (BOK) kept its key interest rate unchanged for the second straight time, Tuesday, in a widely expected decision to tip the balance of its monetary policy toward tackling an economic slowdown instead of fighting inflation. The move, which maintained the base rate at 3.5 percent, came after the central bank froze the rate in its previous monetary policy board meeting in February by halting a monetary tightening campaign that was in place since August 2021.

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is anticipated to freeze its benchmark interest rate this week for the second straight time, as inflation keeps falling while signs of an economic downturn are heightening, according to analysts, Sunday. The BOK is scheduled to hold a rate-setting meeting, Tuesday, after halting a monetary-tightening campaign that lasted for more than a year and kept the base rate unchanged at 3.5 percent in its last meeting in February.

From high-flying stunts from Tom Cruise to one-shot wonders from Korea and France, here are Paste's picks for the Best Action Movies of 2022:

Female-centric and comedy are the two keywords of the upcoming series lineups at pay TV and streaming platforms in April. Netflix and JTBC will be rolling out the female-oriented series, “Queenmaker” and “Dr. Cha” this month.

Korea will need time before enjoying some of the spillover effects from China's reopening, a financial report hinted on Sunday, noting that Chinese consumers are unwilling to spend money as much as they did before COVID-19.