Creditors voted Sept. 2 on Homeplus's fate. Here's how MBK drained ₩4.1 trillion from the retailer over eight years, then turned ₩1.9 trillion of debt into equity six days before its rehabilitation filing.
KDI raised South Korea's 2026 growth forecast to 3.2% in 3 months on a chip boom — but new-jobs forecast fell from 170,000 to 110,000. The numbers, explained.
Korea unveiled a housing plan on Aug. 13 adding 230,000+ homes and doubling household loan quotas, as Seoul's jeonse prices rose six times faster than a year ago. Here's whether it can actually cool the market.
Korea's exports hit a record $21.3B in early August, and 46.8% of it was chips alone. Here's the data behind how a share once in the low 20s doubled in two years — and why the boom itself is a red flag.
South Korea's current account hit a record $49.7 billion in June, powered by a semiconductor export boom. Here's why the Bank of Korea itself is warning the windfall isn't reaching ordinary paychecks.
KOSPI fell 4.58% on a chip selloff, yet the structure differs sharply from the 8.77% crash of 2024. Plus Korea’s first-ever two-day baseball heat shutdown, and why Kakao’s record +36% profit still leaves the AI question open.
Korea's 2026 tax reform doubles the top property tax - and 64% of its 3.4tn won revenue gain comes from that single levy. Plus the structure behind the KOSPI's 5.12% plunge and K-beauty's 10x surge in Brazil.
KOSPI jumped a record 17.91% in one day and SK Hynix hit its price limit for the first time in 17 years. Here's the data behind Korea's wild semiconductor rally.
The KOSPI plunged 10.84% to 6,023.66 — its steepest one-day fall since September 2001 — as China chip fears crushed Samsung and SK Hynix. We also unpack Korea's record 6.7% welfare benchmark increase and why the real heat-wave risk starts this week.
The quoted 0.1% won payment share refers to January 2022. It is historical, not the current 2026 share; an updated comparison requires SWIFT data for the same date.
A plain-language explanation of what the 3.4% won settlement share in the Bank of Korea's finalized 2025 statistics is actually a share of. It also covers why the 2.7% and 3.4% shown in the table differ from the 0.8 percentage point change the Bank of Korea published, and how to keep the offshore won settlement system's target schedule apart from actual usage.
KOSPI fell 4.46% to 6,516 after China's Kimi K3 AI model rattled chip stocks. Here's the DeepSeek precedent, how to prepare for 80mm-per-hour rain on tomorrow's Seoul commute, and why BTS's first-ever World Cup halftime show matters.
Korea unveiled a roadmap to make the won a freely exchangeable currency — yet only 3.4% of exports settle in won. Plus a night-rain safety checklist after 89mm fell in one hour, and Dplus KIA's first international title in six years.
South Korea's 2027 minimum wage rose to 10,700 won an hour. Small businesses carry record debt, while 12% of workers still aren't paid even that much.
Analysis before the July 16 rate decision: the case for an expected hike
Korea added 63,000 jobs in June while youth employment fell by 197,000. What the rebound hides, a 120mm monsoon-rain checklist, and Samsung's spreading unions.
