3+ hour, 6+ min ago   (474+ words) Published : Feb. 3, 2026 - 14:14:02 Free, unlimited banchan has long been a hallmark of Korean dining, but with rising food prices, more restaurant owners are questioning if they can continue offering complimentary refills. In a poll currently running on a Naver cafe for…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago   (588+ words) Business Consumer prices rise 2% in Jan., slowest pace in 5 months Published : Feb. 3, 2026 - 08:56:02 Updated : Feb. 3, 2026 - 10:33:28 South Korea's consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in five months in January, partly helped by the steady prices of petroleum products, government data showed…...

20+ hour, 19+ min ago   (360+ words) National Finance chief calls for stable food supply ahead of Lunar New Year Published : Feb. 2, 2026 - 21:00:14 Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Monday called for stepped-up efforts to ensure a stable supply of major food items ahead of the Lunar New Year…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (494+ words) Business Fed chair pick Warsh's links to Coupang come into focus Published : Feb. 2, 2026 - 14:42:35 Warsh joins Coupang's board in 2019, advising founder Bom Kim ahead of New York IPO in 2021 Kevin Warsh's nomination as the next chair of the Federal Reserve has…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (583+ words) World Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as next Fed chair to succeed Powell Published : Jan. 31, 2026 - 11:06:21 US President Donald Trump on Friday tapped Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve official, as the next Fed chair to succeed Jerome Powell, amid his repeated…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (546+ words) World Trump nominates Warsh as next Federal Reserve chair Published : Jan. 30, 2026 - 21:31:11 Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, to be the next US central bank chief, the US president announced Friday on social media. Trump's decision caps…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (558+ words) Business Industrial output growth slows to 5-yr low in 2025 Published : Jan. 30, 2026 - 09:18:23 Updated : Jan. 30, 2026 - 10:10:56 South Korea's industrial output grew at the slowest pace in five years in 2025, despite strong growth in the semiconductor industry, while retail sales and facility investment showed…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (366+ words) Opinion [Gary Gensler] Will the Fed be allowed to do its job? Published : Jan. 13, 2026 - 05:34:00 We also have seen a wave of financing and vendor arrangements among the largest chip, cloud, and generative AI model providers. This web of arrangements is…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1033+ words) World US job growth stuck at stall speed in December Published : Jan. 11, 2026 - 11:11:48 WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- US employment growth slowed more than expected in December amid job losses in the construction, retail and manufacturing sectors, but a decline in the unemployment rate…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (636+ words) Business Samsung estimates record 20tr-won operating profit in Q4 amid chip market supercycle Published : Jan. 8, 2026 - 09:07:33 Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday reported a record-breaking operating profit for the fourth quarter, touching the 20 trillion-won ($13.8 billion) mark for the first time, driven by a…...