Local governments across Korea are rushing to create their own versions of New York's “Times Square,” unveiling massive ...

Cheyul hopes to ride the Korean Wave of popular culture with its modern products that showcase traditional materials and techniques. By Kathleen Beckett Reporting from Seoul South Korea has a long ...

South Korea's central bank kept policy interest rates unchanged on Thursday, wary of worsening an overheating housing market ...

The Hyundai Ioniq 9 flagship electric SUV. Domestic sales by South Korea’s five main automakers combined surged by 18% to 124,515 units in September 2025 from 105,448 units a year earlier, according ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. South Korea is an economy that can take a serious punch.

SEOUL, Oct 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's exports rose at their fastest pace in 14 months in September, blowing past expectations, as a global AI boom drove strong demand for chips, though uncertainty ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. US President Donald Trump, right, and Lee Jae Myung, South ...

For the Republic of Korea (ROK, or South Korea), the recent paradigm shift in U.S. policy and alliance relations has been magnified due to an uncanny confluence between South Korea’s domestic ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's president vowed Wednesday to sharply increase defense spending and build a more self-reliant military, as U.S. President Donald Trump's “ America First” agenda ...

A deactivated World War II-era fighter squadron was given new life Monday and equipped with MQ-9 Reaper drones for intelligence gathering across the Indo-Pacific from South Korea. The 431st ...

South Korea's central bank kept policy interest rates unchanged on Thursday as a resurgence in home prices and a declining ...