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[News Focus] US’ currency manipulation ban looks to press KORUS FTA amendments

The US government this week released a 17-page summary of its proposal to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement that included a ban on currency manipulation, which is also expected to i...

July 20, 2017
Economy
FTC to crackdown on unfair food franchise practices

The Fair Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that it will be establishing new measures to eradicate unfair practices in the franchise restaurant sector in an effort to protect smaller businesses. ...

July 18, 2017
Industry
Sluggish economy means no summer holiday for 1 in 5 Koreans

One in five workers said that they will not be able to take time off work this summer, citing a sluggish economy and excessive workload as the main reasons, according to a survey by workers education...

July 18, 2017
Economy
Semiconductor export prices hit 30-month high

Korea’s export price index of semiconductors hit 48.79 last month, reaching the highest in more than two years, according to the Bank of Korea on Monday. Last month’s price index of semiconductors ...

July 17, 2017
Economy
Seoulites’ daily work commute exceeds 2 hours

It takes the average Korean worker more than 100 minutes to commute to and from work every day, according to data from Job Korea, an internet employment site, on Monday. For Seoul residents, the ave...

July 17, 2017
Economy
FSC nominee talks easing online banking ownership laws

A nominee for the nation’s financial watchdog on Sunday addressed the need to ease ownership regulations on non-financial entities in the banking sector to promote additional launches of internet-onl...

July 16, 2017
Finance
Posco shows signs of recovery

The nation‘s largest steelmaker shows signs of financial recovery this year amid years of heavy corporate restructuring as securities companies expect Posco’s operating profit this year to reach its ...

July 16, 2017
Industry
Korea cautious on US’ request for FTA amendment

The South Korean government on Thursday reacted cautiously to the US’ formal request to hold a joint meeting to revise the Korea-US free trade agreement within the next month, saying the timeline may...

July 13, 2017
Economy
Korea’s weak jobs data continues

The number of newly employed workers in June saw the smallest increase in five months, according to data released by Statistics Korea on Wednesday. Last month, the number of employed people hit 26....

July 12, 2017
Economy
'Nuclear power plant suspension could bring legal charges’

With Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power’s pending decision to suspend the construction of Shin-Kori No. 5 and 6 nuclear power plants in Ulsan, the plant’s parent company Korea Electric Power Corp. is review...

July 11, 2017
Economy
House prices becoming increasingly exorbitant in Korea

Home purchases are becoming increasingly unaffordable and prices and loan interest rates have reached their highest level in four year and three months, the Korea Housing-Finance Corp. announced Mon...

July 10, 2017
Economy
GM Korea workers vote to walk out amid net losses

Unionized workers at GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of General Motors Co., voted for a strike on Friday to demand higher salaries and other benefits as the company struggles with three straight ...

July 7, 2017
Industry
S. Korean president asks G20 leaders to help denuclearize N. Korea

South Korean President Moon Jae-in sought to rally support from other global leaders Friday in condemning North Korea for its recent missile provocation and ridding the communist state of its nuclear...

July 7, 2017
North Korea
N. Korea hints at additional provocation

North Korea hinted Friday that it would continue to stage provocations against the United States, as Washington warns of punitive action for its recent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (...

July 7, 2017
North Korea
Sewol investigation panel begins official operations

A state panel to investigate a 2014 ferry disaster kicked off its official operations Friday amid continued calls to verify the exact cause of the country's worst maritime fiasco that killed more tha...

July 7, 2017
Social affairs

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