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[Issues in IP] Is S. Korea losing the IP game to China?

The Korea Herald publishes a series of articles to review South Korea’s position in the intellectual property sector per industry, in the light of mounting challenges. This is the first installment. ...

Mar 10, 2019
Economy
S. Korea's goods trade surplus with U.S. falls to below $20b mark in 2018

South Korea's trade surplus with the United States fell sharply to below the $20 billion mark last year for the first time in six years, U.S. data showed Saturday. The world's largest economy posted...

Mar 9, 2019
Economy
Samsung heir departs for Mumbai to attend Akash Ambani’s wedding

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Friday departed for Mumbai, India, to attend the wedding ceremony of the son of the owner of an Indian telecom giant, confirmed The Korea Herald. Sa...

Mar 8, 2019
Economy
Seoul shares finish lower on economic woes, trade war uncertainties

South Korea's main bourse closed lower Thursday as investor sentiment was dampened by concerns over the global economic slowdown and uncertainties over trade frictions between the United States and C...

Mar 7, 2019
Economy
[Weekender] Coworking space on the offensive

Upon entering the 30th floor of the 123-story Lotte Tower, the tallest building in Korea, visitors encounter a spacious and sleek office with people working on laptops on sofas, at desks or in glass-...

Mar 7, 2019
Economy
OECD lowers economic forecast amid slowing growth

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Wednesday inched down its forecast for the global economy, as well as for the South Korean economy, citing slowing trades, weakened growth...

Mar 6, 2019
Economy
Govt. announces measures to foster kimchi industry

South Korea's agricultural ministry on Wednesday announced a set of measures to promote the country's kimchi industry, which has been facing challenges from increasing production in China. Kimchi is...

Mar 6, 2019
Economy
S. Korea’s per capita income crosses $30,000 milestone

Concerns linger on slow economic growth, sluggish industries

Mar 5, 2019
Economy
S. Korean economy grows 2.7% in 2018: BOK

The South Korean economy grew by a six-year low of 2.7 percent last year due to sluggish corporate investment, but its per capita income surpassed US$30,000 for the first time, preliminary data by th...

Mar 5, 2019
Economy
S. Korean consumer prices rise 0.5% on-year in February

South Korea's consumer prices gained 0.5 percent in February from a year earlier on a rise in prices for utility and service charges, government data showed Tuesday. The reading marks the lowest sin...

Mar 5, 2019
Economy
Korea marks BOP surplus for Hallyu-linked sectors on global success of games, K-pop

South Korea logged a record-high balance of payments surplus for Hallyu-related products and services last year, owing to the global success of Korea-made video games and K-pop, statistics from the B...

Mar 3, 2019
Economy
Seoul shares set for sluggish trade next week amid slowing economic indexes

South Korean shares are expected to trade in a limited range next week, with investors set to take a wait-and-see stance on key economic indexes, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composit...

Mar 2, 2019
Economy
[News Focus] Exports drop 7.9% so far this year amid gloomy GDP growth outlook

SEJONG -- South Korea’s export performance has remained sluggish since November, the last month that it posted a positive on-year growth figure. In November, exports recorded 4.1 percent growth comp...

Feb 28, 2019
Economy
S. Korea's industrial output rises 0.8% on-month in January

South Korea's industrial output edged up 0.8 percent in January from a month earlier due in part to increased production of cars and the service sector, government data showed Thursday. The data com...

Feb 28, 2019
Economy
S. Korea-India economic ties need more heft

It is now nine years since the South Korea-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement -- a de facto free trade agreement -- went into effect. However, while much progress has been made, there...

Feb 27, 2019
Economy

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