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Korea, China begin follow-up FTA talks on services, investment

South Korea and China on Thursday began the first round of talks to expand the scope of the bilateral free trade agreement to better cover the service and investment sectors and increase business opp...

Mar 22, 2018
Economy
US rate hike expected to have little impact on Korean market

South Korea's central bank chief said Thursday that the latest interest rate hike in the United States will have little impact on the South Korean market. "The US Federal Reserve's decision met mark...

Mar 22, 2018
Economy
Korea vulnerable to global trade war

Concerns are rising that Korea, which is heavily dependent on exports for growth, will become the biggest victim of a looming global trade war prompted by US protectionist measures and retaliatory mo...

Mar 21, 2018
Economy
Vaccum cleaners for men, action figures for women

Change in online consumer patterns reflects shifting views on gender roles

Mar 21, 2018
Economy
S. Korea pins hope on steel tariff exemption

Concerns mount on possible compromises in bilateral FTA amendment talks

Mar 20, 2018
Economy
Leaders of S. Korea, Canada vow joint efforts to fight trade protectionism

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed Tuesday to work together to fight trade protectionism in the global market, Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa ...

Mar 20, 2018
Economy
Vietnam to be Korea's No. 2 export market in 2020: report

Vietnam is expected to outstrip the United States as Korea's second-largest export destination in 2020 thanks to a bilateral free trade deal, a report said Tuesday. "Bilateral trade is expected to e...

Mar 20, 2018
Economy
Fed unlikely to change its policy tack: analysts

The US Federal Reserve is not expected to unveil a surprise shift in its monetary policy position following this week's rate-setting meeting, market analysts said Tuesday. The Federal Open Market Co...

Mar 20, 2018
Economy
View gap between Korean, Japanese men on income, job status, marriage

More Korean men tend to view income and job status as essential factors for a thriving dating life compared to Japanese men, a recent report said. The report, released in late 2017, delves into the ...

Mar 19, 2018
Economy
Korea raises cautious hopes for exemption from US steel tariffs

South Korea's commerce minister on Monday raised cautious hopes for getting an exemption from the United States over proposed tariffs on Korean steel products, as negotiators engage in last-minute lo...

Mar 19, 2018
Economy
Employment policy adds to corporate woes

The Moon Jae-in administration’s employment policy, which relies on fiscal spending and is unaccompanied by regulatory and labor reforms, will do little to ease Korea’s deteriorating situation of you...

Mar 19, 2018
Economy
Korea proposes economic consultative body with IDB

SEJONG -- Korea's finance minister has proposed an economic consultative body with Latin American countries as a means to strengthen cooperation, the finance ministry said Monday. In a meeting with ...

Mar 19, 2018
Economy
Burden of buying house in Seoul hits 6-year high

The burden of buying a house in Seoul has risen to a 6-year high as demand for homes in the affluent Gangnam district surged despite the government's measures to cool the property market, data showed...

Mar 19, 2018
Economy
[Monitor] Job market for women greatly improves

Over the past three decades, the employment increase rate and the proportion of paid workers who are women increased noticeably to surpass those of men, according to data by the Korea Employment Info...

Mar 18, 2018
Economy
S. Korea, US discuss steel tariff exemption, autos in FTA talks

South Korea and the United States made some progress in the third round of negotiations to amend their free trade agreement (FTA) on key issues, and will continue to talk about Washington's proposed ...

Mar 17, 2018
Economy

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