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Korea JoongAng Daily

SMEs and Startups Agency opens applications for career training program for international students

The Korea SMEs and Startups Agency announced Wednesday it opened applications for a career training program for international students interested in export and trade.

2025-04-23

Korea's U.S. exports slide 14.3% on back of tariffs as trade surplus shrinks

Korea's exports slid 5.2 percent in the first 20 days of April, coming to $33.9 billion, with shipments to the United States sliding 14.3 percent.

2025-04-21

Korean exports record 13.7% on-year increase in first 10 days of April

Korea's exports rose 13.7 percent on year in the first 10 days of April, data showed Friday.

2025-04-11

Korea faces fourth consecutive month of economic decline

Korea’s economy is showing signs of a downturn for the fourth consecutive month, according to the state-run Korea Development Institute (KDI), which cited weakening production and consumption along with growing trade uncertainty on U.S. tariff hikes.

2025-04-07

Korea ships first meat horses to Japan

Jeju has exported 30 horses to Japan, marking Korea’s first international shipment of horses for human consumption. The export follows Japan’s revision of sanitary import rules in November 2023.

2025-04-07

Gov't to provide $42.1 million worth of export vouchers to SMEs this year

Seoul will provide 61.1 billion won ($42.1 million) worth of export vouchers to some 1,300 Korean companies this year to help them respond to global trade uncertainty, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Thursday.

2025-03-13

How Korea's shipbuilders could win the U.S.-China trade war

Korean shipbuilders may gain from increased LNG carrier demand due to U.S. energy policies.

2025-02-19

Seoul announces emergency export measures in anticipation of downturn

The government announced a plan to prop up exports, including a record 366 trillion won in financing, as external uncertainty over U.S. tariffs and weak industrial growth momentum internally sets Korea up for a weak start to 2025.

2025-02-18

Korea's exports fall 10.3% on year in Jan, logging first trade deficit in 20 months

Korea's exports snapped their 15 straight months of annual increases in January due to a reduced number of business days from the extended Lunar New Year holiday, data showed Saturday.

2025-02-02

Making it rain or flooding the market? Bill on water-damaged cars sparks debate.

A bill on the export of water-damaged cars has sparked concerns that the vehicles may simply be resold in the Korean market to the detriment of consumers.

2025-01-30