South Korea
Culinary Class Wars’ Anh Sung-jae talks fame and rise of K-beef fever
WHAT does the judge on one of the highest-rated cooking shows have to do with the debut of Korean meat in Singapore?
South Korea’s president vows to smash ‘devil’ of housing speculation
He says that soaring housing costs are forcing young people to abandon plans for marriage and childbirth
South Korea’s January inflation rises 2% year on year, in line with forecast
Core CPI, excluding volatile food and energy prices, rose 2% from a year earlier
Asean+3, not the US, is now the world’s largest market
This structural shift has measurable consequences for how shocks propagate
South Korea’s factory activity expands at strongest pace in nearly 1-1/2 years: PMI
The South Korean government has raised its growth forecast for this year to 2.0 per cent from 1.8 per cent
Home prices rising by the week shatter ownership dreams in Seoul
Tougher mortgage limits have transformed South Korea’s capital into one of the most restrictive home-loan markets in the world
Show of impatience: Trump’s renewed tariff threats send Seoul scrambling
The US president says he would raise tariffs on motor vehicles and other South Korean imports from 15% to 25%
South Korea to fast-track housing supply in Seoul to cool prices
The persistent strength in housing prices has added to concerns over household debt and financial stability
South Korea court sentences ex-First Lady Kim to jail term for bribery
Prosecutors demanded 15 years in jail and fines of US$2 million
Trump: we’ll work out something with South Korea on tariff hike, Yonhap says
Trump’s initial announcement rattled Seoul officials