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June 22, 2018 Industry

Posco reveals five finalists for next chairman position

South Korea’s largest steelmaker Posco on Friday announced its shortlist of five final candidates for the group’s chairman position. The list comprises the group’s incumbent and former top officials...

S. Korea’s sovereign rating remains at AA-: Fitch

Global credit rating agency Fitch on Friday presented a stable outlook for South Korea’s economy this year, maintaining the country’s sovereign credit rating at the current “AA-” level, the company s...

June 22, 2018
Economy
[Newsmaker] FTC meets archnemesis -- prosecution

The prosecutors’ latest search and seizure of the Fair Trade Commission was purportedly to look into its suspected backscratching ties with top-tier business groups and to check on potential power ab...

June 21, 2018
Economy
Geopolitical risks persist on Korean Peninsula: Moody‘s

Global credit rating agency Moody‘s Investors Service said Wednesday that uncertainty related to the geopolitical risks on the Korean Peninsula persists even after the recent series of summits and pe...

June 20, 2018
Finance
S. Korea’s macroeconomic policy had effect on growth: OECD report

South Korea’s notable economic advancement over recent years was largely attributable to its conglomerate-led and export-oriented growth model, backed by sound fiscal and monetary policies and intens...

June 20, 2018
Economy
BOK chief vows to focus on growth, inflation in rate policy

The Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol on Tuesday underlined that the key factors in the nation’s upcoming policy rate decisions should be growth and inflation indexes, dismissing concerns that Washingto...

June 19, 2018
Economy
Job cuts most serious for 30s and 40s: data

While South Korea’s employment indexes continued to struggle amid controversies on increased minimum wage, the job decreasing rate turned out to be the most drastic for the primary labor force age cl...

June 17, 2018
Economy
[IP in Korea] 'Rise of e-sports, YouTube calls for new approach to copyright'

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews with experts in the intellectual property sector. This is the 17th installment. -- Ed. In an age of technology convergence and interactive commu...

June 17, 2018
Industry
US rate hike likely to have limited impact on Korea: officials

As the United States carried out its anticipated rate hike this week, South Korea faces mounting pressure to keep pace with the momentum amid prolonged slow growth and chronic household debt. In a l...

June 14, 2018
Economy
[2018 Local Elections] Ruling party scores sweeping victory in June elections

Taking place in the sophomore year of the Moon Jae-in administration and at the height of pivotal peninsular dialogue, the June 13 local and parliamentary by-elections -- dubbed the “mini-general ele...

June 13, 2018
Politics
[2018 Local Elections] Ruling party expands seats, paves way for 2020 election

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Wednesday won most of the parliamentary seats at the June 13 by-elections, confirming its position as the leading political party. This year‘s set of local an...

June 13, 2018
Politics
[2018 Local Elections] June elections reflect political sentiment in midst of peninsular talks

Taking place in the sophomore year of the Moon Jae-in administration and at the height of pivotal peninsular dialogue, the June 13 local and parliamentary by-elections -- dubbed the “mini-general ele...

June 13, 2018
Politics
[US-NK Summit] Major research institutes, ministries join peace mood of US-NK summit

South Korea’s state-owned energy corporations and think tanks have recently been observed empowering their inter-Korean economic cooperation functions, in anticipation that the latest US-North Korea ...

June 12, 2018
Economy
Seoul’s stock market buzzes ahead of Trump-Kim summit

Seoul’s stock market is expected to be highly active this week, with investors optimistic about the widely tipped momentum following the Washington-Pyongyang summit on Tuesday. All the while, moneta...

June 11, 2018
Economy
[IP in Korea] ‘Era of digital revolution sheds new light on publishing copyright’

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews with experts in the intellectual property sector. This is the 16th installment. -- Ed. Responding to the fast-paced advancement of digital cultu...

June 10, 2018
Industry

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