Economy
Written: 2025-12-17 18:15:34 / Updated: 2025-12-17 18:58:21
The Korean won weakened against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, ending near the 1,480 level amid broad dollar strength.
The won was trading at ...
Economy
Written: 2025-12-17 18:10:47 / Updated: 2025-12-17 18:58:34
Stocks rose nearly one-point-five percent on Wednesday as investors picked up semiconductor shares, while the Korean won depreciated to its weakest ...
Economy
Written: 2025-12-17 18:03:25 / Updated: 2025-12-17 18:58:08
Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Rhee Chang-yong expressed concern about the current won-dollar exchange rate, calling the situation a crisis.
Rhee, ...
Economy
Written: 2025-12-17 16:30:33 / Updated: 2025-12-17 17:01:50
The 2026 Korea Grand Sale kicked off on Wednesday offering foreign tourists an array of online and offline shopping discounts, promotions, hands-on ...
Economy
Written: 2025-12-17 15:44:01 / Updated: 2025-12-17 17:02:27
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index climbed 57-point-28 points, or one-point-43 percent, on Wednesday to close at four-thousand-56-point-41.
The ...
Economy
Written: 2025-12-17 14:00:00 / Updated: 2025-12-17 15:46:31
The Bank of Korea(BOK) forecast that inflation would remain in the lower two-percent range in 2026.
In a report released Wednesday, the central ...
Economy
Written: 2025-12-16 18:20:15 / Updated: 2025-12-16 18:50:06
Interpark Commerce, an affiliate of the Singapore-based Qoo10 Group, was declared bankrupt by a Seoul court.
The Seoul Bankruptcy Court ...
Economy
Written: 2025-12-16 17:15:22 / Updated: 2025-12-16 17:22:46
Seoul shares tumbled more than two percent Tuesday, pressured by lingering worries in the artificial intelligence(AI) sector, as investors awaited ...
Economy
Written: 2025-12-16 15:40:54 / Updated: 2025-12-16 16:43:54
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 91-point-46 points, or two-point-24 percent, on Tuesday to close at three-thousand-999-point-13.
The ...
Economy
Written: 2025-12-15 19:28:26 / Updated: 2025-12-15 19:29:07
Amid instability in the foreign exchange market, including a recent rise in the won-dollar exchange rate, the National Pension Service will extend ...