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Economy

March 13, 2024
S. Korea to enhance monitoring of, punishment for illegality by foreign online retailers

South Korea's antitrust regulator said Wednesday it will strengthen the monitoring of unfair business acts by foreign platform operators and equally apply relevant domestic laws to them for swift and stern punishment for any illegalities. They are part of a set of measures presented by the Fair Tr...
March 12, 2024
Luxury car sales hit by new lime green plate scheme

Sales of imported cars from luxury brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Bentley have plummeted in South Korea during the first two months of 2024, coinciding with the government's implementation of lime green license plates for corporate-owned luxury vehicles worth over 80 million won ($61,50...
March 11, 2024
[KH Explains] Missing pieces of 'value-up' program

The government’s measures aimed at increasing shareholder returns to boost Korea's undervalued stock market have sparked much debate on their effectiveness due to the lack of motivational drivers for companies to join the program. In the Corporate Value-up Program announced by the Financial Servi...
March 11, 2024
Koreans lose appetite for fruits amid soaring prices

South Korea’s fruit consumption has diminished by almost 20 percent over the past 15 years amid supply shortages and soaring prices, government data found Sunday. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the nation’s per capita fruit consumption declined by 19 percent to...
March 08, 2024
S. Korean antitrust regulator takes steps to penalize Meta

South Korea's antitrust watchdog has taken steps to penalize Meta Platforms for allegedly failing to protect local consumers on its e-commerce platforms of Facebook and Instagram, sources said Friday. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded its investigation into Meta's purported violations ...
March 07, 2024
AmCham holds policy talks with FTC chief

Fair Trade Commission Chair Han Ki-jeong on Thursday shared the key policies of the antitrust regulator for this year, including the controversial anti-monopoly platform bill, at a conference hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea. “The Fair Trade Commission will strive to establish ...
March 07, 2024
[KH Explains] ‘Kimchi premium’ returns, but weaker

With the unprecedented global rally of bitcoin seen earlier this week, the “kimchi premium,” referring to the price discrepancy in cryptocurrency between Korea and other international markets, has soared as well. The gap had widened to 12 percent as of 5 a.m. Wednesday, meaning the bitcoin that ...
March 06, 2024
Korea on guard against inflation

Consumer price growth resurged to above 3 percent in February, showing that Korea may be facing stickier-than-expected inflation. Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, advanced 3.1 percent on-year last month, according to data from Statistics Korea. Though price growth fell to 2.8 percent in...
March 05, 2024
Korea's GNI rebounds on stable won

South Korea’s gross national income per capita rebounded to over $33,000 in 2023, marking a 2.6 percent rise on-year, while the national economy grew by 1.4 percent, preliminary data from the Bank of Korea showed Tuesday. The GNI per capita, a measure of the amount of money earned per person in a...
February 29, 2024
Yoon, Zuckerberg discuss AI, digital ecosystem in Seoul

President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, formerly Facebook, on Thursday to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in cutting-edge technologies, especially artificial intelligence, upon the US tech giant’s request. The presidential office confirmed that Yoon and Zuckerberg met a...
February 29, 2024
Inflation to bounce back to over 3 pct in February: finance ministry

Inflation could rise over 3 percent in South Korea in February on high prices of global oil and fresh food items, the Finance Ministry said Thursday, vowing all-out efforts to curb inflation. In January, consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, rose 2.8 percent on-year, marking the first fall be...
February 29, 2024
Samgyeopsal Day heats up with stricter fat guidelines

March 3, also known as "Samgyeopsal Day" in Korea, is approaching, with anticipation building for promotional events planned by local supermarkets. Most supermarkets and e-commerce platforms will offer discounts ranging from 40 to 50 percent on pork belly from Feb. 29 to March 3. But there is a c...
February 28, 2024
South Korea’s fertility rate drops to new low

South Korea's fertility rate continued its steep fall last year as it hit a record low of 0.72, darkening prospects for the country that already has the world's lowest fertility rate, data showed Wednesday. The country's fertility rate -- the average number of children a woman has during her lifet...
February 28, 2024
Zuckerberg meets LG’s top brass in Seoul over XR partnership

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, formerly Facebook, met with LG Electronics CEO Cho Joo-wan on Wednesday in Seoul to discuss ways to strengthen their corporate partnership in the extended reality business. Zuckerberg had a luncheon with Cho and other senior officials from LG, including Kwon Bong-seok...
February 27, 2024
New KITA chief urges readiness for US election

Former Industry Minister Yoon Jin-shik officially took the reins of the Korea International Trade Association, the nation's largest trade lobby group, after being approved at a general meeting on Tuesday. "Korea's exports experienced difficulties with the slowdown of the global economy but it will...

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