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Foreign exchange Korean won seen rebounding after Yoon’s impeachment

The South Korean won is expected to stage a rebound from its two-year low against the US dollar and hold steady in 2025 after the impeachment of Sou...

Central bank BOK to keep rate at 3.25% in Nov despite dim GDP outlook: survey

South Korea’s central bank is expected to freeze its policy rate at 3.25% during its last monetary policy meeting of the year to prevent any f...

Retail S.Korea’s food delivery apps relish fresh boom in demand

South Korea’s online food delivery market is poised to hit record-high transactions in 2024 as lower fees triggered by Coupang Eats’ fre...

Automobiles Kia ranks first in customer satisfaction in India

Kia Corp. said on Tuesday that it ranked first in the mass-market brand category in the customer experience index survey recently released by India'...

Tech, Media & Telecom In South Korea, Instagram thrives while Facebook declines

In South Korea, one of the world’s most wired countries, people can’t live without social networking services for everyday communication...

Investment banking MBK’s Michael ByungJu Kim: Most influential in Korea’s capital market

Michael ByungJu Kim, co-founder and partner of Northeast Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd., has been chosen as the most influential...

Regulations State intervention in HSCEI-tied ELS sale debacle could backfire: scholars

South Korea’s economics scholars oppose government-led countermeasures, including compensation packages, to handle mounting retail investor lo...

Automobiles Lexus tops imported car brands in Korea driver survey

Lexus ranked tops in a customer satisfaction survey of imported-car drivers in South Korea, which also found positive responses to the online purcha...

Korean startups Digital healthcare, robot, AI chip startups among VCs’ 2024 top picks

Startups that specialize in digital healthcare, robots and artificial intelligence chips are among South Korea-based venture capital firms’ to...

Artificial intelligence S-1 sees facial recognition AI as core trend in 2024

South Korea's system securities provider S-1 Corp. has forecasted a significant rise in the demand for AI-powered security solutions this year, pr...

Automobiles Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s new car advanced tech survey

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis secured first place in J.D. Power 2023 Tech Experience Index (TXI) study In this year’s J.D. Po...

Central bank BOK head says Korea inflation to dip below mid-2% in H2 2024

South Korea’s central bank chief expected consumer inflation to fall below the mid-2% level in the second half of 2024, adding to predictions ...

Automobiles Hyundai Transys' car seats rank in top 3 by US market survey

A leading US consumer satisfaction survey has ranked car seats made by South Korea’s Hyundai Transys in the top three for the fourth consecuti...

Food & Beverage Soju: Well-known Korean alcoholic beverage

The Korean alcoholic beverage that foreigners are most familiar with is Soju, according to the Korean Food Promotion Institution. The institution re...

Automobiles Volvo tops S.Koreans’ favorite foreign car survey list for service

Sweden's Volvo offers the best after-sales service among imported automobile dealers in South Korea, while locals drivers are disappointed by the cu...

Travel & Leisure Seoul is fourth most searched global city for summer travel: survey

The South Korean capital of Seoul is surging in global popularity as a summer travel destination amid the first peak summer season since COVID-19 we...

Electronics LG Elec’s home appliance selected as most reliable brand in US

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. has been named the most reliable appliance brand by American consumers.According to Consumer Reports, a leading ...

Travel & Leisure Chinese buy cosmetics, Japanese pick groceries in Korea: Survey

Foreign visitors to South Korea show different purchasing preferences by nationality, a survey found. A majority of Chinese travelers' top picks are...

Asset Owners Report S.Korean LPs to up exposure to private debt, infrastructure in 2023: Survey

South Korean institutional investors are eyeing private debt and infrastructure for stable income and to hedge against inflation, a survey by The Kore...

Culture & Trends High- and low-income S.Koreans alike reluctant to have babies: Survey

South Koreans in low- and high-income brackets alike are unwilling to have children due to either insufficient time or money, found a recent survey ...

Economy Korean economy unlikely to rebound in H2; BOK may keep rate

South Korea’s economy is unlikely to rebound in the second half as exports are expected to stay weak on the sluggish global semiconductor indu...

Artificial intelligence 60% of S.Koreans think AI will take away jobs: survey

A recent survey conducted by The Poll, a blockchain-based opinion poll company, has revealed that six out of ten Korean citizens are concerned...

Artificial intelligence Some 60% of S.Koreans think AI will take away jobs: Survey

A recent survey conducted by The Poll, a blockchain-based opinion poll company, has revealed that six out of ten Korean citizens are concerned that ...

Tech, Media & Telecom S.Korean firms' digital transformation more than a step behind Western: Report

A research report has shown that the level of digital transformation among South Korean companies is lagging behind that of European and American co...

Korean chipmakers S.Korea's KOTRA sends chip investment survey team to Texas

The government-run (South) Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) on Tuesday said it dispatched to Texas a survey team for semiconductor in...

Culture & Trends S.Korea's MZers consider income, working time most when job hunting: Survey

Members of South Korea's Generation MZ, or people born in the early 1980s to early 2000s, prioritize income and working time when looking for a job ...

Automobiles Lexus, Volvo: Koreans' top picks among foreign brands in after-sales service

Lexus, the premium brand of Japanese carmaker Toyota Corp., offers the best after-sales service among imported cars in South Korea, followed by Swed...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG CNS launches Quinoa crowd research platform

South Korea's LG CNS, the information technology service subsidiary of LG Group, launched a crowd research platform Quinoa and initiated its service...

Electric vehicles Survey reveals consumer preference for hybrid cars over pure EVs

Although global automakers are ramping up efforts to increase sales of pure electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid models remain the preferred choice among...

Economy Four out of ten exporters expect raw material prices to rise again this year

A survey revealed that a large number of South Korea's major exporters expect troubles ahead for this year due to rising raw material prices and sup...