2020 Consumer Trends 2020-01-06 Last year, Korea was swept by the so-called “newtro” fever. Newtro is a combination of the words, new and retro. The return of outdated ... Listen
South Korea-China-Japan Summit 2019-12-23 South Korean President Moon Jae-in is visiting China on Monday and will stay for two days to attend a summit among South Korea, China and Japan in Chengdu ... Listen
S. Korea’s Largest-ever Budget for 2020 2019-12-16 The National Assembly has passed next year’s budget that exceeds 500 trillion won, or around 420 billion US dollars, for the first time ever. ... Listen
S. Korea to Achieve $1 Trillion in Trade in 2019 2019-12-09 South Korea’s exports have struggled throughout this year due to multiple roadblocks including the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and ... Listen
S. Korea, China, Japan Hold New Round of FTA Talks in Seoul 2019-12-02 South Korea, China and Japan held a new round of talks on their proposed free trade agreement or FTA, taking a step closer to a win-win deal aimed at ... Listen
S. Korea-ASEAN Summit in Busan 2019-11-25 Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, have gathered in the South Korean port city of Busan to attend the ASEAN-Republic ... Listen
Korea’s Overall Employment Situation Improved in October 2019-11-18 South Korea saw a sharp increase in the number of new jobs in October, maintaining a strong pace of job creation for the third consecutive month. The ... Listen
RCEP Members Reach Provisional Deal 2019-11-11 On November 4th, fifteen Asia-Pacific countries, including South Korea, reached a meaningful agreement on a multilateral free trade agreement ... Listen
Lee-Abe Meeting Raises Hopes for Easing Seoul-Tokyo Economic Conflict 2019-10-28 It’s been over 100 days since Japan enforced export restrictions on South Korea. While the drastic export curbs have not dealt a serious blow ... Listen
Interest Rate Falls Back to Lowest 1.25% 2019-10-21 Amid growing concerns over an economic recession, the Bank of Korea lowered its benchmark interest rate to 1.25 percent last week. It was the second ... Listen