4+ day, 1+ 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…...

4+ day, 1+ 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…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (133+ words) Hankyoreh: English Edition Generational wealth? Nearly 200 Korean preschoolers are already landlords - · Career uncertainty leads half of unemployed young Koreans to report feeling burnt out - · Lee signals tougher property tax rules for high-value and multiple property owners - · Korea’s per capita household…...

1+ week, 4+ 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, 5+ day ago   (607+ words) More than half of South Korea’s pension recipients aged 65 and over receive less than 500,000 won (US$360) a month, according to government statistics released Tuesday. The data also showed stark disparities in pension payments by gender and homeownership, while pension enrollment…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (734+ words) South Korea’s household credit surpassed 2 quadrillion won (US$1.4 trillion) for the first time, as a surge in housing-related borrowing and stock investment drove the biggest quarterly increase in household debt since 2021. Household credit, a broad measure of household indebtedness that…...