S. Korea’s GDP Falls 3.3% in Q2 over COVID-19 Shock 2020-08-03 Amid the prolonged economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea’s gross domestic product or GDP shrank 3.3 percent on quarter ... Listen
Asian Cities Rushing to Attract Foreign Capital, Companies from Hong Kong 2020-07-27 Hong Kong has served for decades as an Asian financial hub and also headquarters for English-language media outlets, thanks to the city’s ... Listen
‘Korean New Deal’ Project 2020-07-20 The Moon Jae-in government has unveiled its new stimulus package called the “Korean New Deal.” Under this plan that was announced ... Listen
Q2 Earnings Season Begins...Will the Stock Market Soar? 2020-07-13 The earnings season, where companies report their earnings for the past quarter, has begun. Earnings reports are directly related to a company’s ... Listen
One Year since Japan’s Export Restrictions against S. Korea 2020-07-06 It’s been a year since Japan abruptly imposed export restrictions on some key materials for South Korea’s semiconductor and display ... Listen
Hyundai Motor Group Seeking to Form K-Battery Alliance 2020-06-29 South Korea’s electric vehicle battery producers are pinning high hopes for a potential partnership with the nation’s top automaker ... Listen
S. Korea to Launch FTA Talks with Cambodia in July 2020-06-22 On June 15, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said that South Korea would start negotiations for a free trade agreement with ... Listen
Korea Spurs Development of COVID-19 Treatments, Vaccines 2020-06-15 South Korean researchers have developed candidate substances for COVID-19 treatment and vaccines and have transferred them to private companies. ... Listen
How U.S.-China Conflict over Hong Kong may Affect Korean Economy 2020-06-08 On May 28, China’s National People’s Congress overwhelmingly voted to approve the controversial Hong Kong security law. China went ... Listen
Promising Export Markets in Post-COVID-19 Era 2020-06-01 South Korea’s exports decreased more than 20 percent on-year in the first 20 days of May. Apparently, the economic fallout from the COVID-19 ... Listen