declining population
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Economy
Korea needs population growth for sustainability: World Bank chief
World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Thursday that South Korea needs to boost population growth by easing the fierce competition in education and...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean innovators at CES 2024
LG Display unveils brightest OLED TV panel for turnaround
LAS VEGAS, NV -- LG Display Co., the global leading manufacturer of large-size organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, introduced the industry&r...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korean newly married couples’ birth rate at record low
South Korea’s fertility rate among newly married couples, who account for most of the country’s newborns, hit a trough last year, adding...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean current account surplus at 19-month high on exports recovery
South Korea’s current account surplus hit a 19-month high in October as goods exports reported their first on-year growth in 14 months amid si...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
Kim Jong Un urges women to be good comrades — and give birth
SEOUL—Kim Jong Un has a new mission for North Korean women: Have more babies.Kim acknowledged the impoverished nation’s plunging bi...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s factory output, consumption dwindle in October
South Korea’s factory activity waned last month, snapping a recovery streak in the previous two months, largely due to a drop in chip producti...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Used electric vehicle prices drop in Korea with declining EV appeal
Prices of secondhand electric vehicles are falling in South Korea as drivers are increasingly less enchanted with eco-friendly vehicles due to weak ...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea exports snap year-long slide as chips regain momentum
South Korean exports rose in October for the first time in 13 months as semiconductors, the country’s top export item, are on course to regain...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to add India, Lithuania to list of nations eligible for E-9 visa
South Korea plans to allow non-professional workers from India and Lithuania to apply for the E-9 visa as the country struggles with a shrinking wor...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Electro-Mechanics sees share price target cut
South Korean brokerages have downgraded their target prices for Samsung Electro-Mechanics, following a significant earnings shock in the third quart...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M sees cathode material prices falling 12% in Q4
South Korean electric vehicle battery materials maker POSCO Future M Co. predicts that cathode material prices in the fourth quarter will drop as mu...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Samyang Foods launches TomYum Buldak Ramen in US
South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. announced on Friday it began to release the new export-exclusive product of Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, or Buldak Rame...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Koreans work longer hours than OECD average? Not in some sectors
South Korea has had notoriously long working hours for decades.Long hours – alongside high levels of education and an increase of women in the...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korea sees rise in young, independent Chinese tourists
South Korea is welcoming a growing number of Chinese tourists since China lifted a ban on group tours to its neighboring country on Aug. 10 after mo...
Oct 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Average fixed transaction DRAM price in Sept bottoms out at $1.30
The average fixed transaction price of DRAMs last month stayed at $1.30, maintaining its sluggishness in the $1 range for the ninth consecutive mont...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea posts current surplus on bigger import decline in July
South Korea maintained a surplus in the current account balance for the third consecutive month in July, driven by its positive goods trade balance ...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
India, LG’s land of promise with young, rich population
NOIDA, India -- LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, plans to build a new electronics plant in India to cement its dominant...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Hanwha Life sees cumulative profit in 15 years in Vietnam
Hanwha Life Insurance Co.’s Vietnamese subsidiary has reported a cumulative profit in 15 years, marking the first South Korean insurers’...
Aug 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Falling mineral prices to hit Korean battery materials makers
South Korean battery materials makers are likely to report worsened profitability in the third quarter of this year as prices of lithium hydroxide a...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
Kakao to release super-large AI model, superapp
Kakao Corp. on Thursday announced that it will transform South Korea’s dominant mobile messaging app KakaoTalk into an AI-powered platform com...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
S.Korea's top four accounting firms to cut hiring 30%
South Korea's top four accounting firms -- Samil PwC, Samjong KPMG, Deloitte Anjin and EY Hanyoung -- are expected to cut hiring this year more than...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
N.Korea's GNI lower than S.Korea's minimum monthly wage in 2022
It is estimated that North Korea's economic growth rate recorded -0.2% last year. This marks the third consecutive year of negative growth since the...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
South Korea's whisky imports surge 50% to record high
South Korea's whisky imports surged by 50% in the first half of 2023, reaching an unprecedented peak, according to trade data the Korea Customs Serv...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Shrinking youth jobs cast shadow over S.Korea’s labor market
Employment in South Korea extended its growth streak in June but its gains slowed for the third straight month, with youth jobs declining for eight ...
Jul 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor breaks out of 3-year slump in China
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. has broken out of its slump in China, with its Chinese joint venture posting its first sales growth in four ye...
Jul 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea logs current account surplus in May on brisk sales of goods
South Korea’s current account swung to the black in May from a deficit the prior month, thanks to a surplus in the goods account for the secon...
Jul 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Monthly exports set for growth in June for 1st time in 10 months
South Korea’s exports in the first 20 days of June rose from a year earlier, seeing growth in the period for the first time since last August....
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
HiteJinro tops global distilled liquor sales for 22nd consecutive year
South Korea’s leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. announced on Wednesday that it dominated the global distilled liquor market for the 22nd year i...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean golf club, apparel markets face decline in post-pandemic era
South Korea’s golf equipment and apparel markets enjoyed a boom during COVID-19. But they are facing a downturn this year amid the growing pop...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
1% reduction in working-age population reduces GDP by 0.59%: report
A study has revealed that a decrease in the working-age population due to low birth rates and an aging population, coupled with an increase in the d...
May 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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