South Korea, economy

S.Korea's economy barely grows in Q4 as political crisis jolts 2025 outlook
South Korea's economy barely grew in the fourth quarter of 2024, as the country's worst political crisis in decades hurts already weakened domestic demand and threatens to further sap growth in a year of rising external risks under a second Trump presidency.
Korea’s economy looks like it’s shrugging off Yoon’s impeachment crisis. Don’t be fooled
War, weak growth, and policy uncertainty around Trump’s return already threaten the Korean economy. An extended political crisis will make things worse.
South Korea’s Economy Grew 2.0% in 2024 After a Lackluster Fourth-Quarter
Political turmoil over impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who failed a martial law attempt in December, and sluggish domestic demand weighed on Asia’s fourth-largest economy.
South Korea's economy barely grows in Q4 amid political chaos
South Korea's economy barely grew in the fourth quarter of 2024, missing market expectations, as domestic demand was hurt in part by the country's worst political crisis in decades, raising bets for more fiscal and monetary support to revive growth.
South Korea’s Economy Struggles to Grow Amid Political Crisis
South Korea’s economy continued to sputter last quarter, after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law battered consumer confidence at a time when export growth is slowing.
(LEAD) S. Korean economy logs weaker-than-expected growth of 2 pct in 2024: BOK
The South Korean economy posted weaker-than-expected growth last year amid slowing export growth, sagging domestic demand and a political crisis, central bank data showed Thursday. The country's real gross domestic product -- a key measure of economic growth -- increased 2 percent in 2024,

North Korea Uses Neutral Tone

S. Korea To Overhaul Some Airports

Korea Zinc takeover battle culminates in shareholders' meeting
Korea Zinc holds a special shareholders' meeting on Thursday to elect new board members that will cap a four-month takeover ...
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South Korea’s Protests Are Bringing Some Christian Families Closer
Differing opinions on Yoon’s impeachment are driving kin apart. But a few parents and children are finding more common ground.
South Korea to Shrink Biomass Energy Subsidies After Criticism Over Link to Deforestation
South Korea has subsidized biomass energy with millions of dollars for more than a decade via their renewable energy ...
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S. Korea investigators recommend Yoon be charged with insurrection, abuse of power
South Korean investigators recommended Thursday that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse ...
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K-pop’s seemingly unstoppable rise shows signs of slowing
K-pop’s once-unyielding growth is showing signs of faltering, raising concerns about the lack of globally dominant groups ...
Yes, Trump can rename the Gulf of Mexico – just not for everyone. Here’s how it works
Renaming it the Gulf of America would apply only in the US. And the long global history of disputed place names suggests it ...
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Upbit and Bithumb to Pay Customers $2.4M Compensation for ‘Martial Law Blackout’
Upbit and Bithumb, South Korea’s biggest crypto exchanges, to pay customers $2.4m in compensation for outages during Dec 3 ...
Chinese Hackers Hijack VPN's Website to Spread Malware
Any user who downloaded the installer from IPany, a VPN provider in South Korea, may be at risk, according to antivirus ...