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When being a 'full-time child’ becomes a part-time job in super-aged Korea

As AI cuts entry-level jobs and living costs climb, more young Koreans are taking paid household and caregiving roles while living with their parents.

2026.9.28

KKR, Brookfield lead global rush into Korea’s AI data centers

Investments are pouring in — and potentially spreading out as power demand may send facilites to less-dense regions.

2026.9.16

Unfazed by Musk-Trump row, Korean investors boost leveraged Tesla bets

Tesla's shares are nose-diving, a dramatic slide driven by CEO Elon Musk's spat with U.S. President Donald Trump, but that hasn't dampened enthusiasm for the stock and linked exchange-traded funds in Korea, where it is the top foreign stock.

2025.7.10

A customer shops for instant noodles in a supermarket in Seoul on June 15. [NEWS1]

Key inflation indicator is down — but not at Korean dinner tables

The Consumer Price Index has stabilized to around 2 percent over the last year, but consumers are not feeling it when it comes to food, with consumers choosing to purchase cheaper alternatives as prices rise.

2025.7.8

A K9 self-propelled howitzer made by Hanwha Aerospace is seen tearing through a desert in the Middle East on Feb. 2. [HANWHA AEROSPACE]

How Trump reshaped Korea's market landscape: Shipbuilding and defense coast as EVs lose power

The Korean stock market is in the midst of a dramatic reshuffle brought on by the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, with longstanding heavyweights bracing for a knockout blow while defense and shipbuilding firms get wind in their sails.

2025.6.25

Left: A table of Korean dishes. Right: Delivery food from a restaurant and a cellphone screen showing a food delivery app page [GETTY IMAGES]

The decline of 'jipbap': Dining out wins, even in a downturn

Despite tough economic times, more and more Koreans are turning to dining out or ordering delivery food instead of cooking at home, bucking a longstanding trend for the sake of convenience.

2025.6.11

Korean beauty products booth at the KCON LA 2024 in Los Angeles in 2024 [YONHAP]

K-beauty brands say tariffs won't raise their prices. People are panic-buying anyway.

Korean beauty brands are maintaining prices despite U.S. tariffs, fearing consumer loss while some are preparing for potential increases due to future tariff escalations.

2025.5.14

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung announces a $21 billion investment in the United States as U.S. President Donald Trump, second from right, and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, far right, stand in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington on March 24. [AP/YONHAP]

How will Hyundai's $6B investment in U.S. play out?

Hyundai Steel's $5.8 billion steel plant in Louisiana announced at the White House faces a series of financial hurdles.

2025.4.15

A Chinese flag is displayed next to a ″Made in China″ sign seen on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken Feb. 17, 2023. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

China's CXMT emerges as silent threat to Samsung, Micron

CXMT, a Chinese DRAM producer, is emerging as a competitive threat to Samsung and Micron by offering cheaper memory products. With government support, it aims to increase its market share, potentially reshaping the memory chip industry.

2025.4.13