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Employment rate among youths falls for 1st time in 5 yrs in 2025: Data
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (128+ words) A job seeker looks at listings at a job center in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Dec. 10, 2025. [YONHAP] Employment rate among youths falls for 1st time in 5 yrs in 2025: Data Hyundai, Kia post record U.S. market share in 2025 despite Trump tariffs Taiwan…...
Trade minister says impact of new U.S. semiconductor tariff proclamation likely 'limited' but cautions potential follow-up measures
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (230+ words) Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo speaks to reporters after arriving at Incheon International Airport on Jan. 17, amid U.S. concerns over a recent revision to a Korean law aimed at addressing false and fabricated online information. [NEWS1] In the left picture, Coupang founder Bom…...
Household loans fall for 1st time in 11 months amid tight lending rules
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (117+ words) Apartment complexes in Seoul are seen on Dec. 23, 2025. [YONHAP] Smaller 'ant' investors increasingly getting stepped on as their bets against Kospi prove wrong As Kospi skyrockets, Kosdaq remains stuck on the ground Household loans fall for 1st time in 11 months amid…...
Taiwan expected to leapfrog Korea on GDP rankings amid weak won, slow growth
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (167+ words) Export containers stack up at Pyeongtaek Port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, on Jan. 9. [NEWS1] A person rides a scooter passing by a Taiwanese flag in Kinmen on Oct. 28, 2025. [AFP/YONHAP] Taiwanese flags are pictured on the street in Kinmen, Taiwan on Oct....
Inflation where it really hurts
2+ week, 3+ day ago (101+ words) Shoppers browse a market in central Seoul on Jan. 1. [YONHAP] Rapid increase in Seoul apartment prices marks fastest growth in decades Inflation where it really hurts Korea expands energy bill relief as inflation pressures persist Gov't to spend $5.6B on science,…...
Korea expands energy bill relief as inflation pressures persist
2+ week, 3+ day ago (149+ words) A driver refuels a car at a gas station in Seoul on Dec. 31, 2025. [YONHAP] A customer selects mackerel at a supermarket in Seoul on Dec. 31, 2025. [NEWS1] Bags of rice are stacked at a supermarket in Seoul on Dec. 31, 2025. [NEWS1] Seoul apartment prices…...
Domestic consumption slumps sharply in November after gov't stimulus measures, Chuseok end
2+ week, 5+ day ago (119+ words) A street inside a traditional market in Seoul is almost vacant on Dec. 30. [NEWS1] People shop at a large retail store in Seoul on Dec. 30. [YONHAP] Kospi finishes the year strong Domestic consumption slumps sharply in November after gov't stimulus measures,…...
Rising rice prices in Japan offer export opportunity for Korea, ever so slightly
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (167+ words) A farmer harvests rice in a field in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan on Oct. 9. [REUTERS/YONHAP] Rice products are displayed at a large supermarket in Seoul on Dec. 7. [NEWS1] A pop-up store sells Korean rice products at Gimpo International Airport on…...
High liquidity rates creating economic policy challenges
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (140+ words) An employee organizes won and dollars at Hana Bank's Anti-Counterfeiting Response Center in central Seoul on Nov. 25. [NEWS1] An electronic board displays exchange rates at a private currency exchange shop in central Seoul on Nov. 23. [YONHAP] A currency exchange shop in…...
The real cause behind the surge in exchange rate
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (148+ words) A screen at a Hana Bank dealing room in central Seoul shows the won-dollar exchange rate alongside the Kospi on Nov. 27. [YONHAP] With the won-dollar exchange rate surging, imported food prices are also rising. A shopper inspects U.S. beef at a…...