S.Korea 2023 exports to post first fall in three years – exporter group
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports in 2023 are expected to post their first fall since 2020, on weakening IT demand, falling oil prices and a delay in global economic…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports in 2023 are expected to post their first fall since 2020, on weakening IT demand, falling oil prices and a delay in global economic…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank governor on Friday said recent dollar/won movement was in line with his expectations, as currency market movements seem to have stabilised compared with…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank, the Bank of Korea, should keep up efforts to prioritise inflation control, even as it faces a trade-off with growth, a senior official…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea may ease some of the liquidity requirement rules on financial companies as there are some signs of stress in the short-term money market, the head…
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Wednesday said it fired warning shots toward its east and west coasts to send “grave warning” against South Korea for firing dozens of artillery…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance minister said the government will scrap taxes on foreigners’ income from investments in treasury bonds and monetary stabilization bonds from Monday. Speaking to reporters…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves shrank by nearly $20 billion in September, the second-biggest monthly drop on record, as authorities stepped up dollar-selling intervention to counter the…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank said annual consumer inflation is expected to stay high at the 5-6% levels, with upside risks, for a considerable period of time. The…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and U.S. warplanes conducted bombing drills on Tuesday in response to North Korea’s firing of a missile over Japan for the first time since 2017,…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory activity shrank for a third straight month in September, and by the sharpest pace in more than two years, amid weakening global demand, a…
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports grew at the slowest pace in nearly two years in September as softening global demand piles pressure on the trade-dependent economy.…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory production shrank for a second month in August, missing expectations, while retail sales jumped, government data showed on Friday. The country’s industrial output fell…
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports likely grew at the slowest pace in nearly two years in September, hurt by a weakening global economy led by China,…
(Reuters) – South Korea’s military has detected signs that North Korea may be preparing to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday, days before a…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s producer price pressures eased in August, posting the first monthly fall in nearly two years, central bank data showed on Friday. The producer price index…
By David Brunnstrom and Hyonhee Shin UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held their first one-on-one talks on Wednesday and agreed on…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports fell 8.7% in the first 20 days of September from the same period a year earlier due to holiday effects and amid signs of…
SEOUL (Reuters) – China’s top legislator Li Zhanshu said on Friday he hopes to further strengthen cooperation with South Korea on supply chains, after meeting with South Korean parliament speaker…
By Hongji Kim and Joyce Lee GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) – Hwang Bun-hee, 74, lives in a pink house near the sea surrounded by a riotous vegetable garden and sounds…
SEOUL (Reuters) -A fire broke out at South Korean steelmaker POSCO’s plant in the southeastern city of Pohang on Tuesday, a POSCO spokesperson confirmed. “A fire broke out at our…
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s financial regulator said it advised local banks on Tuesday to manage foreign-exchange liquidity positions in a more conservative manner than before given the possibility of a…
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s finance minister said on Monday that the authorities would take action in a pre-emptive manner if necessary to stabilise local financial markets, where volatility has increased…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Senior officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea will meet next week to discuss North Korean issues, the Japanese government said on Friday, amid signs…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol said he was not worried much about the country’s external financial soundness, News1 reported on Friday. “The trade deficit widened by a…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank said on Friday consumer inflation is expected to remain high at 5-6% levels for some time. The Bank of Korea said the inflation…