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Busan ASEAN Cultural Center hosts Easy to Know Indonesia indonesia event.
The ASEAN Culture House (ACH) Busan, by the Korea Foundation, holds the 'Easy Access Indonesia' with topic of culture, nature and possibility of unlimited exchange with programs. The event is a special program jointly organized by the Indonesian Embassy in ... Read More
Korea not immune from emerging market instability
Korea is unlikely to be significantly affected by the spreading financial instability in emerging market countries but it must not let its guard down, analysts say. There are growing concerns that capital outflow from emerging economies with weak fundamentals will ... Read More
Service exports fall some 8% in 2017
South Korea's service exports shrank nearly 8 percent in 2017 from a year earlier due to a strong local currency amid the service industry's weakening competitiveness, data showed Monday. The service sector in Asia's fourth-largest economy saw its exports reach ... Read More
S. Korea’s medical spending grows fastest among OECD members
According to a report from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, medical spending in South Korea jumped by an annual average of 6.8 percent from 2005 to 2015 The growth rate during the period outpaced the average of ... Read More
Korean economy losing growth momentum
Recent economic data have pointed to the weakening vitality of the Korean economy, raising questions about the possibility it will grow more than 3 percent this year as predicted by policymakers. The country saw all economic indicators except for retail ... Read More
2018 Asian Games Likely to Generate Rp3 Bn Foreign Exchange
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ministry of Tourism has estimated the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang will generate foreign exchange worth up to Rp3 billion and lure some 700,000 tourists. The figure includes the number of athletes and official teams at 20,000 people and ... Read More
KITA: S. Korea Needs to Work to Avoid US Anti-dumping Tariffs
A local trade organization has urged South Korea to pay more attention to avoid U.S. anti-dumping moves as most of its exports to the U.S. overlap with already regulated Chinese goods. According to a report by the Korea International Trade ... Read More