SEOUL– Fifty-five percent of South Koreans expect President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol to do a good job after taking office, a survey showed Friday.The Gallup Korea survey of 1,001 adults conducted between Tuesday and Thursday also showed that 41 percent do …
SEOUL– South Korea’s exports jumped 18.2 percent in March from a year earlier to reach an all-time monthly high on the back of brisk demand for chips and petroleum products, data showed Friday.But high global energy prices also pushed up the country’s…
SEOUL– Online shopping in South Korea rose 13.7 percent on-year in February, led by solid demand for food delivery services, electronics goods and travel services amid the pandemic, data showed Friday.The value of online shopping transactions stood at…
SEOUL– The nominee for South Korea’s central bank chief said Friday that he will determine the direction of monetary policy after analyzing how existing risks, including the Ukraine crisis and the pandemic, will affect economic growth and inflation.Rh…
SEOUL– South Korea plans to sell 3.5 trillion won (US$2.9 billion) worth of Treasury bills in April to support the government’s fiscal spending, the finance ministry said Friday.The bills, which have a maturity of 63 days, will be sold in four separat…
SEOUL– SsangYong Motor Co. said Friday its sales jumped 21 percent last month from a year earlier on increased exports of its SUV models.SsangYong Motor sold 8,596 vehicles in March, up from 7,122 units a year earlier, the company said in a statement….