Economy

S. Korea's consumer inflation unchanged in October

South Korea's consumer inflation was unchanged in October compared with a year earlier as decreased prices of agricultural products of...10:51 Nov. 01

S. Korea's semiconductor exports expected to rebound next year: report
Shipments of semiconductors, South Korea's key export item, will likely rebound next year on a recovery in global demand, a report suggested Sunday, also possibly ending a steady decline in the count...2 hours ago
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Samsung chief's share value up 17.9 pct from end-Dec.
Lee Kun-hee, chief of South Korea's top conglomerate, Samsung Group, saw his stock value increase 17.9 percent as of end-October from the end of last year, due mainly to gains from the key electronic...2 hours ago
#OECD-potential growth rate
Seoul posts one of sharpest drops in potential growth rate among OECD members
South Korea posted one of the sharpest drops in its potential growth rate for this year compared with 2017 among advanced economies around the globe, data showed Sunday. The potential growth rate ...2 hours ago

Economy

S. Korea's semiconductor exports expected to rebound next year: report

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Shipments of semiconductors, South Korea's key export item, will likely rebound next year on a recovery in global demand,...

Industry

#rich stockholders

(LEAD) Samsung chief's share value up 17.9 pct from end-Dec.

(ATTN: CORRECTS headline; ADDS details in paras 6-7) SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Lee Kun-hee, chief of South Korea's top conglomerate, Samsung Group,...

Retail/Tourism

#Dyson engineer-hair science

(Yonhap Interview) Dyson touts Korea's trend-setting beauty culture in product development

By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is an ideal place for Dyson Ltd., the British company known for its high-end vacuum cleaners, ...

Autos

#Hyundai-European market

Hyundai, Kia's market share in Europe rebounds to 8 pct in Sept.

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Group saw its market share in the European market rebound to 8 percent in Septe...

Consumer Electronics

S. Korea's semiconductor exports expected to rebound next year: report

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Shipments of semiconductors, South Korea's key export item, will likely rebound next year on a recovery in global demand,...