5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (277+ words) Eleven months after concluding a tariff deal with the US in October 2025, the South Korean government is pursuing a plan to send the US its first investment sum of US$2.2 billion or more by the end of September, the Hankyoreh…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (795+ words) Korea’s nominal GDP surged 26.4% year on year in the second quarter, its fastest growth in 47 years, fueled by a boom in semiconductor exports. Per capita national income is also predicted to easily exceed US$40,000 this year. On Tuesday, the Bank…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (706+ words) The head of the Korea Fair Trade Commission blasted Coupang’s recent refusal to cooperate with its investigation into alleged abuse of its position as a large retailer. “The Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business is the last line…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (353+ words) The rout in government bond prices that began in the US is spreading to Japan and other major economies, with rising yields pushing interest costs for governments and other borrowers to their highest levels in decades. In Tokyo, the yield…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (656+ words) South Korea’s exports once again approached the US$100 billion mark in August, driven by record semiconductor shipments of nearly US$46.7 billion. Cumulative exports through August reached US$693.3 billion, putting the country on track to potentially surpass US$1 trillion in annual…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (510+ words) “It’s a trap. When a foreign company imposes fines on a US company, the CEO — Sundar Pichai or Tim Cook — calls Donald Trump and has him threaten that company with trade sanctions, and treats those fines as attacks,” Epic Games…...