In 2004, South Korea's GDP surpassed one trillion dollars. Beginning in the 1960s under President PARK Chung-hee ... Freedom House; World Bank; Central Intelligence Agency; Property Rights ...

Three newcomers buck the trend, including Kim Jung-soo & Chun In-jang, the couple behind spicy Buldak noodles.

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The average lending rate of major banks in South Korea dropped for the sixth consecutive month in March, data showed Tuesday. COFIX, or the Cost of Funds Index, a benchmark ...

South Korea’s central bank kept its key interest rate steady ... Standard Chartered economist Park Chong-hoon forecasts this spending could boost growth by 0.2–0.4 percentage points, though ...

He also said that representatives and inventors of 27 companies from South Korea were interested in growing business with Bangladesh. The CEO said that Youngone Corporation Chairman Kihak Sung is ...

South Korea's central bank held its policy rate at 2.75% Thursday, as the country grapples with U.S. tariffs and prepares for a snap presidential election. This was in line with a Reuters poll of ...

South Korea's central bank held its policy rate at 2.75% Thursday, as it aims to shore up its currency even as it warned growth was likely to miss its earlier forecast. This was in line with a ...

South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol denied he had committed insurrection Monday, as the impeached leader appeared in court on the first day of his criminal trial over his martial law ...

North Korea on Thursday (April 17, 2025) threatened unspecified retaliation after the U.S. flew long-range bombers over South Korea during training with its forces, which North Korea views as ...

South Korea is expanding a ban on digital asset firms’ applications servicing its citizens. On April 11, the country’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced that 14 crypto exchanges ...