1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (245+ words) June 1 (UPI) -- Research shows that a rise in remote work since the COVID-19 pandemic is connected to a rise in unemployment among younger employees, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Monday. In a blog post, the research authors…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago  (278+ words) SEOUL, June 1 (UPI) -- South Korea's Hana Bank said Monday it launched a special savings product, which offers interest rates of up to 11% based on the performance of the country's national team at the upcoming FIFA World Cup. The Seoul-headquartered lender…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (418+ words) May 28 (Asia Today) -- Korea Southern Power Co. , also known as KOSPO, said Thursday it plans to deploy 11. 2 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2040, with a focus on solar power and offshore wind. The state-run power company presented its mid- and long-term renewable…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (346+ words) May 28 (Asia Today) -- South Korean auto industry officials and experts called for stronger domestic manufacturing capacity Thursday as major economies move to protect their own industries through tariffs, subsidies and investment restrictions. The Korea Automobile and Mobility Industry Association held…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (493+ words) May 28 (UPI) -- Argentina recorded the lowest level of foreign direct investment among Latin America's largest economies in 2025, underscoring the country's ongoing struggle to attract capital despite incentives promoted by President Javier Milei's government. According to data from the Organization for…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (226+ words) May 28 (UPI) -- The annual inflation rate for the year ending in April climbed to 3. 8%, up 0. 4% on a month-to-month basis, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday. Personal consumption expenditures, the Federal Reserve's favored economic measure of inflation, increased by 0. 5% or…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (688+ words) May 28 (UPI) -- South Korea overtook the United States in 2025 to become the world's second-largest exporter of cosmetics, according to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) earlier this month. The ministry noted that the East Asian country's cosmetics exports…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (376+ words) The central bank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for South Korea to 2. 6 percent for 2026 amid solid exports driven by a semiconductor super cycle. The revision by the Bank of Korea (BOK) represents a 0. 6 percentage-point increase from its previous…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (376+ words) The central bank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for South Korea to 2. 6 percent for 2026 amid solid exports driven by a semiconductor super cycle. The revision by the Bank of Korea (BOK) represents a 0. 6 percentage-point increase from its previous…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (193+ words) May 22 (UPI) -- Kevin Warsh was sworn in as the new chairman of the Federal Reserve on Friday. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas oversaw the swearing-in in a ceremony at the White House. President Donald Trump was in attendance. Warsh promised…...