Featured Business & Economy 8 April 2026 Iran War Rocks South Korean Markets Gas prices soar and stock market is battered.
Featured Business & Economy 23 March 2026 Hyundai Motors to Build a KRW 9t Complex in Saemangeum A New Robot, Hydrogen and AI City.
Featured Blue House 20 March 2026 Lee Jae-myung Sells His House The president calls Jang Dong-hyeok's bluff.
Featured Business & Economy 16 March 2026 The Stock Market Keeps Going Up, Up and Up The KOSPI index is the world's most profitable stock index.
Featured Business & Economy 9 March 2026 Lee Jae-myung May be Winning on Real Estate The real estate market has historically been a poisoned chalice for South Korea’s liberal presidents - but this time may be different.
Featured Business & Economy 6 March 2026 The AI Unemployment Cliff: Data Credit: Public domain. According to the monthly data provided by the Korean Statistical Information Service 국가통계포털, employment in the professional and technical services fell by 98k in January, on the heels of a decline of 56k in December 2025. The professional and technical services include attorneys, accountants and consultants, as
Featured Business & Economy 3 March 2026 Hyundai Workers Revolt Against Robots New Atlas robots will be deployed in 2028.
Featured Business & Economy 2 March 2026 Chamber of Commerce’s Fake Statistics Complaints about high estate taxes backfired spectacularly.
Featured Business & Economy 27 February 2026 Leading Business Journalists Investigated for Insider Trading Five journalists traded stocks based on non-public information.
Featured Business & Economy 24 February 2026 Coupang Brings US Pressure Against the Government Online retailer founded by a Korean American is bringing an external force.
Featured Business & Economy 23 February 2026 KOSPI Hits 5,000 One of president Lee Jae-myung’s key campaign pledges was fulfilled seven months after his election.
Featured Business & Economy 17 February 2026 Koreans Warm Up to Nuclear Power: Data A reversal from the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Featured Business & Economy 16 February 2026 Pizza Hut Litigation a Harbinger for Other Franchise Lawsuits Court case sent shock waves through South Korea's small businesses.
Featured Society 11 February 2026 Tourism Rebounds: Data Credit: Public domain. Tourism in South Korea has rebounded from the pandemic era. In a December 19-24 survey by Hankook Research 한국리서치, 71% of respondents said they planned to travel domestically in the first half of 2026, and 41% said they planned to travel internationally. Responses have been steadily rising
Featured Business & Economy 2 February 2026 Coupang’s Data Breach Response Continues to Draw Outrage Legislative hearing and public boycott over perceived foot-dragging.
Featured Business & Economy 28 January 2026 Godfather of Korean Fried Chicken Passes Away Yun Jong-gye invented the sauced fried chicken and the pickled radish that are now universal.
Featured Business & Economy 26 January 2026 Detention Warrant Sought Against South Korea’s Richest Man The court denied the petition.
Featured Business & Economy 21 January 2026 Coupang Data Leak Sparks Class Actions Lawsuits, Regulatory Scrutiny Practically every Korean adult was affected.
Featured Business & Economy 5 January 2026 Weak Won Prompts Government Action Exchange rate may be as high as KRW 1,540 to USD 1.
Featured Business & Economy 30 December 2025 Massive Data Breach at Coupang Nearly every Korean adult is affected.