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BOK stands pat; rate cut likely within 3 months as economic growth slows
Bank of Korea Gov. Rhee Chang-yong speaks during a press conference after the central bank kepts its policy rate unchanged…
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S&P reaffirms South Korea’s AA credit rating with stable outlook
S&P Global S&P Global Ratings has reaffirmed South Korea’s sovereign credit rating at AA with a stable outlook, citing the…
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Korea’s WGBI inclusion moved to next April; Seoul works on policy steps
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok (third from left) holds a meeting with foreign investors to discuss the country’s business conditions in…
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S.Korea’s Han, Trump discuss transactional diplomacy in 1st direct talks
Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo holds a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump at his office in…
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(LEAD) Acting president appoints 9th justice to Constitutional Court, names successors to retiring judges | Yonhap News Agency
The acting president, who wasn’t elected into his position and disregarded the Constitutional Court’s orders to appoint the already vetted…
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Full text of the Constitutional Court’s reading of the verdict on Yoon’s impeachment/removal
Below is an AI translation of the reading of the verdict, followed by the original Korean text. Thanks to u/Lazy-Bicycle8741…
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Full transcript of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment ruling by Constitutional Court
The decision seems to cover most of the points I had with the constitutionality of the martial law declaration and…
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2025 South Korean Presidential Election
This megathread is for community discussions about the upcoming 2025 South Korean presidential election. On December 3, 2024, former President…
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ousted by court
President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan.…
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Strong momentum in non-US markets, digital real estate: Principal AM CEO
Principal Asset Management President and CEO Kamal Bhatia speaks during an interview with The Korea Economic Daily on March 25,…
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S.Korean court to rule on impeached President Yoon’s fate on April 4
President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan.…
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Korea’s court reinstates impeached PM Han as acting president
Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s acting president and prime minister, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the Government Complex Seoul on…
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My thought about Yoon being released
First of all, you must be aware that Yoon’s being released DOES NOT mean he is innocent. (Of course, dumb…
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Korean court cancels Yoon’s detention; Insurrection case continues
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gather outside Yoon’s official house in Seoul on March 7,2025 A…
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S.Korea logs current account surplus in Jan; Growth slows
Container boxes at the Port of Busan (Courtesy of News1 Korea) South Korea reported a current account surplus for 21…
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S.Korea’s factory output dips in January; Retail sales, investment slow
Empty shopping street (Courtesy of News1 Korea) South Korea’s factory production decreased in the first month of this year due…
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth eyes March visit to Seoul
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a press conference in Brussels in February (Courtesy of Yonhap) US Defense Secretary…
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Bank of Korea cuts rates, growth forecast on Trump tariff policy
Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong speaks to the press on Feb. 25, 2025, after the central bank cuts interest…
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KKR recoups $206 mn in block sale of HD Hyundai Marine shares
File photo (Courtesy of Yonhap) Global private equity firm KKR & Co. Inc. has succeeded in cashing out of its…
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Prime Minister Han apologizes but denies involvement in martial law decree
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South Korean stock trading volume at 8-month high
The Kospi and Kosdaq opened slightly higher on Wednesday (Courtesy of Yonhap) Trading volume in South Korean stock market has…
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S.Korea’s default risk dips below pre-martial law levels
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Feb. 6, 2025 (Courtesy of Yonhap)…
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Ruling Party (PPP) Ethics Committee decides not to take disciplinary action on President Yoon, such as expulsion from party membership
https://www.imaeil.com/page/view/2025021316083091059 Former PPP leader Han Dong-hoon had previously convened the party ethics committee in December to pursue disciplinary action, such…
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Former Seoul police chief denies he was ordered to arrest politicians on martial law night
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Foreigners return to Korean debt market; Korea on course to join WGBI
Hana Bank’s dealing desk (Courtesy of News1 Korea) Foreigners scooped up South Korean government bonds in January despite the country’s…
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Shinhan Bank reclaims top spot as S.Korea’s leading lender
A branch of Shinhan Bank Vietnam Shinhan Bank, a key arm of Shinhan Financial Group, reclaimed its position as South…
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S.Korea’s economy grows 2.0% in 2024; Q4 GDP below forecast
Empty shops on the street in Seoul, waiting for new tenants (Courtesy New1 Korea) South Korea’s economy expanded 2.0% last…
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Blackstone zooms in on hotels, warehouses in Korea
Kathleen McCarthy, the global co-head of Blackstone Real Estate, speaks to The Korea Economic Daily in a recent interview The…
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Interesting point
South Korea’s far-right believes that if Trump will become president, he will save Yoon Suk-yeol, who they think could be…
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BOK lowers growth forecasts to bolster rate cut expectations
President Yoon Suk Yeol is taken to the Seoul Detention Center after being questioned at the Corruption Investigation Office for…
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Yoon becomes first S.Korean sitting president to be formally arrested
TV news reporting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s formal arrest in the morning on Jan. 19, 2025 (Courtesy of…
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Thoughts on Political Events so Far and Its Impact on The Future?
With everything that’s happened surrounding Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law and the subsequent fallout, I wanted to hear…
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13 key diplomatic posts remain vacant in martial law fallout
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Martial law returns Korea’s conservative party to its insidious roots
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I think there surely was election fraud (by People’s Power Party, NOT by Democractic Party)
(Note: Reposted due to title that I don’t think that being accurate.) It’s not the fraud during the ballot count.…
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S.Korea’s job growth slows for 2 straight years in 2024
Seoul Metropolitan Government’s youth job support center (Courtesy of Yonhap) South Korea’s job growth slowed last year amid a prolonged…
