What pains the people most is the entrenched business slump and widening wealth disparity.
Stocks started sharply lower Tuesday tracking overnight losses on Wall Street amid the escalating tension between Israel and Iran.
The Democratic Party's victory could spell trouble for economic initiatives pushed by the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, including those related to cryptocurrency, R&D funding and renewable energy.
Stocks started higher Tuesday ahead of parliamentary elections and the release of key U.S. inflation data later this week.
An Asian economic research organization expects the Korean economy to expand by 2.3 percent this year on the back of rising exports, Seoul’s Finance Ministry said Monday.
Stocks opened a tad lower Wednesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street.
Korea's workforce faces a decline due to its low fertility rate and aging population. It will need 900,000 new workers by 2032, according to a new report.
Stocks opened sharply higher Wednesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street.
Korea's economy is rebounding, led by strong export growth, but some sectors lag due to weak consumption and investment, according to the Finance Ministry on Friday.
President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged to boost Korea's aerospace development budget to more than 1.5 trillion won by 2027 during an event to launch a new space industry cluster on Tuesday.
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