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October 20, 2019 Politics

[News Focus] President’s detractors cite economy as No. 1 reason

SEJONG -- Over the past year or more, South Koreans who told pollsters they did not support President Moon Jae-in most often pointed to the economy as the main reason. A large portion of those dissa...

[News Focus] Korea to vitalize FTA talks with S. American countries

SEJONG -- South Korea has become the first Asian country to sign a free trade agreement with a Central American trade bloc, composed of five countries -- Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica ...

October 17, 2019
Economy
[News Focus] 60% of Korean households have 1-2 members

SEJONG -- The growing number of single-person households in South Korea came to the fore three or four years ago, along with the expanding number of industries and services designed to accommodate th...

October 15, 2019
Social affairs
[News Focus] Korean stocks lag behind foreign rivals

SEJONG – It’s still too early to call it confidence, but optimism is growing among some capital-market participants and analysts in South Korea over the possibility that stock prices will rebound. T...

October 13, 2019
Economy
[News Focus] Monthly payouts for jobless soar 97% since 2015

SEJONG -- The number of South Koreans, who have been “de facto” out of work, has surpassed the 3 million mark. The extended unemployment figures, as specified by Statistics Korea’s Employment Supple...

October 10, 2019
Social affairs
[News Focus] Hog-raising industry alarmed by spread of swine fever

SEJONG -- It is now close to one month since the nation’s first case of African swine fever was confirmed in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on Sept. 17. The number of outbreaks of the deadly animal virus ...

October 8, 2019
Social affairs
[News Focus] Portion of optimists over economy stays at 13%: poll

SEJONG -- A variety of polls show that the public disapproval rating for President Moon Jae-in now outstrips his approval rating. According to a survey from Gallup Korea, the portion of respondents ...

October 6, 2019
Economy
[News Focus] 2 in 5 South Koreans aged 50 or over

SEJONG -- It is widely known to the public that South Korea’s senior population is rapidly growing, as the government and media outlets have continued to raise awareness about the aged society and de...

October 3, 2019
Social affairs
[News Focus] Employment rate for Koreans in 40s falls for 19th consecutive month

SEJONG -- South Korea saw the number of employed people increase by 452,000 on-year to 27.35 million in August, the latest monthly figure from Statistics Korea. But when broken down by generation, t...

October 1, 2019
Social affairs
[News Focus] Real estate mortgages hinder economic growth

SEJONG -- Household debt in South Korea has hogged the limelight in recent decades. The nation’s collective household debt has continued to rise in the wake of active credit card issuance, mortgage ...

September 29, 2019
Economy
[News Focus] Prosecution reform stands at crucial crossroads

SEJONG -- In South Korea, the military seized control of state affairs for about three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s. Though Korea is no longer a dictatorship, if asked whether the country sti...

September 26, 2019
Politics
5 cases of African swine fever detected in a week

SEJONG -- Five cases of African swine fever were confirmed in South Korea in the week from Sept. 17. The incubation period is one week or more. On Tuesday, the fourth and fifth cases of the deadly v...

September 24, 2019
Social affairs
Four cases of African swine fever detected in a week

SEJONG -- Four cases of African swine fever were confirmed in South Korea in the week from Sept. 17. The incubation period is one week or more. On Tuesday, the fourth case of the deadly virus was de...

September 24, 2019
Social affairs
Four cases of African swine fever detected in a week

SEJONG -- Four cases of African swine fever have been confirmed in South Korea in a week since Sept. 17. Its incubation period is one week or more. On Tuesday, the fourth case of the deadly virus wa...

September 24, 2019
Social affairs
3rd case of African swine fever confirmed in Gimpo

SEJONG -- Another case of African swine fever was confirmed Monday at a hog farm in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, following the second outbreak of the virus in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province, last Wednesda...

September 23, 2019
Social affairs

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