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August 22, 2019 Economy

[News Focus] Korea marks 20th anniversary of FTA talks across globe

SEJONG -- It has been two decades since South Korea took its first steps into the free trade market, seeking bilateral deals with major world economies in hopes of enjoying tariff benefits. Since la...

[News Focus] Moon to pass halfway point with challenges at home and abroad

SEJONG -- President Moon Jae-in will pass the halfway point in November, finishing the first 30 months of his 60-month term. The Moon administration launched in May 2017, several months after a poli...

August 20, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] Korea keen on investment in ocean cruise harbors

SEJONG -- South Korea has five international cruise terminals -- two in Jeju, one in Busan, one in Sokcho and one in Incheon. With the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries focusing on the development of...

August 18, 2019
Industry
[News Focus] Single-person households on the rise in S. Korea

SEJONG -- Ten years ago in July 2009, the number of single-person households was 6.08 million in South Korea, which took up 31.7 percent of the total households. Compared to a mild increase in the n...

August 15, 2019
Social affairs
[News Focus] Uncertainty mounts over Korean food fair in Japan

SEJONG -- South Korea’s annual food fairs across the globe have drawn wide attention from overseas buyers and consumers over the past few years. This year, the “K-food Fair,” which is organized by t...

August 13, 2019
Economy
[News Focus] Showdown for 21st Assembly to start on threshold of fall

SEJONG -- South Korea’s political parties will de facto enter campaign mode after the Chuseok holiday in the second week of September. The general election for the 21st National Assembly is coming u...

August 12, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] Population slides in 5 major cities in Korea

SEJONG -- The demographic structure is rapidly changing in South Korea, reversing from the situation in the 1970-80s, when more people relocated to Seoul or metropolitan cities such as Busan, Daegu a...

August 11, 2019
Social affairs
[News Focus] Korea stands to lose more than Japan: poll

SEJONG -- This year on Aug. 15, South Koreans will celebrate Liberation Day and mark the 74th anniversary of Korean independence amid a trade war with Japan. Then on Sept. 18 the nation will commemo...

August 6, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] More than 10,000 centenarians reside in Seoul metropolitan area

SEJONG -- The population of South Korea increased by less than 1.2 percent over the past five years from 51.25 million in July 2014 to 51.84 million in July 2019, amid the record-low birthrates. Acc...

August 5, 2019
Social affairs
[News Focus] Sejong residents much younger than Seoulites

SEJONG -- It is now seven years since the launch of Sejong Special Autonomous City in July 2012. The centrally located city borders Daejeon to the south, Gongju to the west, Cheonan to the north and...

August 1, 2019
Social affairs
[News Focus] Korea falling behind in GDP, exports

SEJONG -- South Korea is one of the few developing countries whose economy expanded sufficiently over the past decades to compete with advanced nations in Europe. Korea achieved the world’s 10th-lar...

July 30, 2019
Economy
[News Focus] Korea overtakes US in youth unemployment

SEJONG -- South Korea saw its youth unemployment rate reach 10.4 percent in June 2019, up more than 1 percentage point from 9 percent a year earlier. The number of jobless people aged between 15 and...

July 28, 2019
Economy
[News Focus] Moon’s approval ratings slide in Seoul, Sejong: poll

SEJONG -- One year ago, President Moon Jae-in was gaining support from a dominant portion of people nationwide over his performance in state affairs. Moon’s approval rating had reached 67 percent, a...

July 25, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] ‘Sagging economy’ faces 2nd rebound in dollar, oil

SEJONG -- Prices of the US dollar and gasoline directly affect a large proportion of South Korean businesses and households in terms of manufacturing costs and purchasing power. While monetary autho...

July 18, 2019
Economy
[News Focus] Portion of pessimists over economy hits record: poll

SEJONG -- A large proportion of self-employed people have closed their businesses and joined the growing number of jobless people over the past two years. Simultaneously, the state payment of unemplo...

July 17, 2019
Economy

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