10 stories
From a rare celebrity sighting at a Seoul launch party to a deepening stagflation crisis rattling the Bank of Korea, here's a look at what's making headlines in South Korea this week.
South Korea is on track for 2.7% GDP growth in 2026, powered by record semiconductor exports β but nearly one million small businesses shut down last year, and three-year survival rates for new shops have collapsed to the low 30% range.
Korean golfers are chasing an even-year winning streak at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok has opened diplomatic talks in Beijing, and the KOSPI stock index has hit a fresh all-time high above 9,100 β here's what's driving each storyline.
South Korea's GDP growth forecast is set to be revised sharply upward on the back of a booming semiconductor sector, but rising inflation risks, a new U.S. Federal Reserve chair, and shifting global trade dynamics mean the road ahead is anything but smooth.
South Korea's GDP growth forecast is set to jump from 2.0% to as high as 2.6%, driven by an AI-powered semiconductor boom β but rising inflation, a new U.S. Fed chair, and shifting biotech geopolitics are adding fresh complications to the outlook.
South Korea's central bank is set to revise its 2025 growth forecast sharply upward on the back of a semiconductor-driven Q1 surge, even as a new U.S. Federal Reserve chair, dollar pressure, and shifting global biotech regulations add layers of uncertainty to the outlook.
From a new Federal Reserve chair shaking up Korea's financial outlook, to a U.S. push to restrict Chinese biotech that could benefit Korean pharma, to a controversy over Samsung's subsidized housing loans β three big stories are reshaping the Korean economic conversation this week.
From U.S. moves to cut off Chinese biotech funding to a new Federal Reserve chair and a firestorm over Samsung's employee housing loans, three major stories are reshaping Korea's economic week.
A new report from the Hyundai Research Institute argues that K-Beauty and K-Food must be developed into Korea's "second pillar" export industries if the country wants to reach $1 trillion in annual exports β a goal currently held back by over-reliance on semiconductors.
Korea's government-backed National Participation Growth Fund sold out in minutes on its launch day as Busan sealed a major tourism partnership with Japanese travel giant HIS β two stories that capture Korea's dual push on investment and inbound tourism.