An average middle-class household in South Korea had about 658,000 won in dispensable income in the fourth quarter of 2024, government data showed, using figures adjusted for inflation ...

South Korea’s middle-class households are struggling to save, with their leftover money after expenses dropping below 700,000 won ($480). Experts warn that this growing financial strain could ...

In these countries economic growth slowed down in the 2010s and public policies did not sufficiently benefit the middle class ... tech clusters in Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan.