Food expenses for the lowest income class in South Korea rose nearly 40 per cent over the past five years as soaring food inflation placed a heavier financial burden on low-income …
South Korea Home Sales Slump in January as Unsold Units Pile Up
New home sales in South Korea plunged 46.2% in January from a year earlier to 7,440, adding to the nation’s stock of unsold properties, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
S. Korea’s vice finance minister meets OECD secretary general
S. Korea’s vice finance minister meets OECD secretary general South Korea’s First Vice Finance Minister Kim Beom-suk (R) poses for a photo with Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development …
South Korea, US finance chiefs discuss tariffs, investment, FX, says Seoul
South Korea’s acting President and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed tariffs, investment and forex policy in a video call, South Korea’s finance …
South Korea, US finance chiefs discuss tariffs, investment, FX, says Seoul
South Korea’s acting President and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed tariffs, investment and forex policy in a video call, South Korea’s finance …
(LEAD) Choi asks U.S. to consider S. Korea’s economic contributions in talks with U.S. treasury secretary
US treasury secretary SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) — Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Friday called on the new U.S. administration to take South Korea’s contributions to the American economy into account …
(LEAD) Choi asks U.S. to consider S. Korea’s economic contributions in talks with U.S. treasury secretary
US treasury secretary SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) — Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Friday called on the new U.S. administration to take South Korea’s contributions to the American economy into account …
US Defense Secretary Hegseth considering South Korea visit next month, Yonhap says
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering making a visit to South Korea next month, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing defence sources.
Morocco to buy 168 trains from France, Spain and South Korea for $2.9 billion
Morocco’s state-owned rail operator ONCF said on Wednesday France’s Alstom, Spain’s Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) and South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem had won tenders to supply 168 …
BOK slashes S. Korea’s 2025 growth outlook to 1.5 pct from 1.9 pct
The Bank of Korea (BOK) on Tuesday sharply lowered its outlook for South Korea’s economic growth this year to 1.5 percent amid slowing export growth and weak domestic demand. The latest figure marks a …