After years of seclusion, Park Geun-hye returned to politics by winning a parliamentary seat in the late 1990s, during a burst of nostalgia for her father after South Korea's economy was devastated by a foreign exchange crisis. In 2012, she won the ...
more| 05 Apr 2018 22:11 | The Korea Herald |
The rise in the real value of the South Korean won compared to other major currencies in recent years has lowered import prices and fueled investments in facilities and private sector consumption, a report said Friday.
more| 05 Apr 2018 14:41 | Livemint |
Kim's trainspotting gambit in China was an intriguing plot twist—a reminder that Xi, a leader who will be around infinitely longer than Trump, is also calling the shots.
more| 03 Apr 2018 11:34 | The Verge |
For months, Seoul resident Ye-won Oh monitored cryptocurrency markets voraciously, refreshing her phone practically every minute of every day.
moreWASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea agreed to revise their six-year-old trade pact with a side deal to deter competitive currency devaluation by Seoul and with concessions for U.S. autos and pharmaceutical companies, Trump ...
moreRegionally, The South Korean won led gains and rose about 0.37 percent. South Korea's finance minister said the lack of jobs growth was the country's biggest economic issue, after data showed unemployment went unchanged in February.
moreKOSPI index holds steady, foreigners buy * Korean won flat versus U.S. dollar * South Korea bond yields were down SEOUL, March 13 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South Korea's KOSPI stock index barely moved on March 13, 2018 ...
more| 07 Mar 2018 20:26 | Independent.ie |
North Korea has boasted of its plans to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching the mainland United States. But fears of all-out war eased last month, coinciding with North Korea's participation in the Winter Olympics in the South. "From ...
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