Photo=Motionelements Expectations for further home-price gains in South Korea are cooling sharply among middle-aged households, signaling a potential shift in sentiment among the country’s most active real-estate buyers. Data released by the Bank of Korea show that housing-price outlook indices for people in their 40s, 50s and 60s all posted steep declines in February, with each group recording drops of

Photo=X South Korea’s ambassador to the U.S. said on February 24 (local time) that Seoul will closely monitor follow-up measures by President Donald Trump after he imposed new global tariffs following a Supreme Court ruling that found his reciprocal tariff framework unlawful. Speaking in Washington, Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha said Seoul would respond “in a way that best serves our national

Photo=Daangn A recent theft of high-end graphics processing units (GPUs) in South Korea is highlighting a growing side effect of elevated semiconductor prices: an increase in component-driven property crime. Police in Pyeongtaek said they arrested a man in his 40s on Feb. 23 on charges of aggravated theft after he allegedly stole about 20 million won (about $13,800) worth of

Photo=mcst South Korea is intensifying its fight against ticket scalping, with the government framing the crackdown as a necessary intervention to protect the cultural sector from what officials describe as a decades-long “chronic disease.” Choi Hwi-young, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said at a Feb. 12 press briefing in Seoul that his office moved quickly after taking office in

(Photo=Aekyung) Aekyung Industry, a South Korean consumer-products manufacturer known at home for cosmetics and daily household brands, is expanding its U.S. footprint by entering the country’s mass-market body-care aisle through Walmart. The company has secured placement for its LUVSCENT and SHOWER MATE lines in roughly 600 Walmart stores across 48 states, along with distribution on the retailer’s e-commerce platform. The