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THAAD spat thwarts duty-frees' plans to expandMar 12, 2017South Korean duty-free operators are holding back from expanding their businesses on grim prospects that the intensifying trade spat between South Korea and China over the US anti-missile system will... -
Exports jump nearly 20% in early March on high oil pricesMar 11, 2017South Korea's exports jumped 19.3 percent on-year in the first 10 days of this month led by petrochemical goods, semiconductors and automobiles, government data showed Saturday. Overseas shipments f... -
Korea's finance minister vows firm stance despite impeachmentMar 10, 2017South Korea's top economic policymaker said Friday that the government will remain steadfast in implementing economic policies and make full efforts to stabilize the economy in the aftermath of an un... -
Park’s impeachment clears uncertainty, but external risks still haunt economy: expertsMar 10, 2017Financial markets show little fluctuation, as Seoul authorities assure investors -
Top regulator says no need for anxiety about financial marketMar 10, 2017South Korea's top financial regulator assured local and foreign investors on Friday that the unprecedented impeachment of the country's president won't deal a serious blow to the financial market. Y... -
Korean economy needs concerted efforts to improve growthMar 10, 2017Although the Constitutional Court's historical ruling lifted the thick uncertainties stemming from the impeachment of the incumbent president, it is time for the South Korean economy to focus more on... -
Regulator urges 'emergency response' to household debtMar 10, 2017South Korea's state financial watchdog on Friday announced a shift to an "emergency response mode" to the household debt problem dogging the key Asian economy. Outstanding household credit here jump... -
Korea-US FTA results in US export increases, better-paying jobs to American workersMar 10, 2017The free trade agreement between South Korea and the United States has brought about increases in overall US exports to the Asian country as well as better paying jobs to American workers, the head o... -
Korea's trade minister meets with US counterpartMar 9, 2017South Korea's trade minister met with his US counterpart to increase understanding on economic cooperation between the two countries, his office here said Thursday. In a meeting with US Secretary of... -
Korea not likely to face massive job losses despite 4th industrial revolutionMar 9, 2017South Korea will not likely suffer from massive job losses with the advent of the fourth industrial revolution -- which will bring production automation and a streamlined governance system -- due to ... -
Five years into effect, Korea-US FTA helps bothMar 9, 2017Contrary to what many in the United States may believe, the country's bilateral free trade agreement with South Korea has been mutually beneficial, if not more so for the United States, since its ena... -
Economic recovery remains sluggish due to faltering private consumptionMar 9, 2017Faltering private consumption is dragging down South Korea's flaccid economic recovery, which has shown some signs of an upturn in exports and investment, a government report said Thursday. "An upsi... -
Real estate trust firms post record net incomeMar 9, 2017The net income of South Korea's real estate trust companies hit an all-time high last year, with interest rates staying low and newly built apartments selling like hotcakes, data showed Thursday. El... -
Households spend nearly 7% of their monthly income on educationMar 8, 2017South Korean households spend nearly 7 percent of their monthly income on education, a survey showed Wednesday, a sign that underscores the education zeal in Asia's fourth-largest economy. The avera... -
Korea's finance minister meets with AMCHAM presidentMar 8, 2017South Korea's finance minister held a meeting with the representative of US businesses on Wednesday to discuss ways to expand understanding on economy and trade between the two countries. At the mee...
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