South Korea quietly intervenes on the won to bolster economy
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign exchange authorities have been engaged in a quiet war in recent months to hold down the won, throwing more firepower at it than for...
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Subway trains crash in South Korean capital, 200 people hurt
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea suffered its second serious transport accident in just over two weeks on Friday when a subway train in the capital, Seoul, crashed into a train...
Bank of Korea chief sends hawkish signals at policy debut
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's new central bank chief had a strong policy debut on Thursday, sending plain signals supporting the market's view of an interest rate hike coming late...
South Korea’s recovery seen softening as China slows
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's industrial output in February shrank for a second consecutive month while a business confidence measure fell, data showed on Friday, casting doubts on the strength...
Analysis: Park’s promise of second South Korea miracle risks ringing hollow
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye took office in February pledging a "Second Miracle on the Han River", a reference to her father's rapid 1970s industrialization, but nine...
South Korea first-quarter GDP to inch up against backdrop of yen, North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's economic growth probably ticked up in the first quarter but fell short of achieving a firm recovery at a time of heightened risks from a...
North Korea workers don’t report for work at joint industrial park: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean laborers did not report to work early on Tuesday at the Kaesong industrial zone it jointly operates with South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported, a...
North Korea workers don’t report for work at joint industrial park: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean laborers did not report to work early on Tuesday at the Kaesong industrial zone it jointly operates with South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported, a...
North Korea delays access to Kaesong industrial zone
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea stepped up pressure on Seoul by delaying access to a joint industrial park in a move that could trap hundreds of South Korean workers on...
Analysis: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to ride out sanctions in nuclear push
SEOUL (Reuters) - Fresh U.N. sanctions are unlikely to halt North Korea's nuclear program given that seven years of previous measures from the world body and more than 50 years...