South Korea’s Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, center, and his wife Kim Hea Kyung, right, greet supporters and residents as they leave from a home in Incheon, South ...

South Korea's opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was elected the new president in a snap election. Lee won with 49.42% share of votes, while conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo got 41.15%.

Sponsored Bank Accounts ... Shares of steelmakers fell in South Korea, ... Nam Kim Steel and Vietnam Steel Corp dropped between 2.7% and 3.4%.

North Korea also received a Pantsir-class combat vehicle, electronic warfare jamming devices and other military equipment to bolster Kim’s defense systems, according to the report. 4 ...

The Bank of Korea reduced rates to 2.5% from 2.75%, its lowest level… — Ajay Bagga (@Ajay_Bagga) May 29, 2025. Today’s rate cut marked the fourth reduction since October 2024, when the BOK began a ...

Some 3,107,164 people, or 7.00% of total eligible voters, had voted as of around 11 a.m. (0200 GMT), according to National Election Commission data, the highest turnout for the equivalent period ...

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South Korea’s Democratic Party of Korea aims to shore up the crypto vote ahead of June’s elections. The new committee will seek to position South Korea as a global force in the digital assets market.

South Korea’s new Digital Asset Committee joins similar initiatives such as the Virtual Asset Committee launched in late 2024 by the Financial Services Commission.

As South Korea’s Democratic Party pushes forward with its new Digital Asset Committee, the Bank of Korea (BOK) is drawing a firm line on who should oversee the nation’s stablecoin future. Stablecoins ...

The Bank of Korea in April predicted that GDP growth this year will be lower than its previous estimates of just 1.5 percent. Lee does not offer a progressive way forward.

Nearly 80 percent of South Korea’s economy depends on trade, and trade with the United States accounts for 13 to 14 percent of South Korea’s total trade portfolio.