Policymakers fear cutting borrowing costs to boost economic growth could drive capital’s real estate prices higher
China export restrictions affect foundry business while Nvidia has yet to approve tech group’s advanced products
White House extends deadline for ‘reciprocal’ levies from July 9 to August 1
And that might become a problem
LG Energy Solution estimates $360mn in operating income in boost from projected $1mn without credit
President Lee Jae Myung says Seoul is ‘doing its utmost’ to secure an agreement
Regulator allows locals to purchase foreign currency debts issued onshore as it seeks to offset capital outflows
New president’s pledge to allow won-based stablecoins has led to huge gains in related shares this month
Analysts hope leading group’s reunion after military service will reinvigorate important cultural export
Britain seeks closer ties with Asian nation’s booming arms sector to help rebuild its own defence industrial base
South Korea’s Hanwha has received US clearance to increase stake in defence contractor Austal
Leftwing president Lee Jae-myung has taken early conciliatory steps towards Pyongyang
Kospi hits three-and-a-half-year high on hopes Lee Jae-myung can pass governance reforms to boost valuations
Top takes on the spicy Korean condiment
Tencent deal could mark the start of a China comeback for South Korea’s music industry
South Korean maker of panel cells to invest $1.2bn in expanding Texas plant as data centres lift power demand
Lee Jae-myung’s victory is an affirmation of democracy after Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law bid
Lee Jae-myung takes charge of an economy under threat from US trade policies and cheaper Chinese producers
Democratic party candidate pledges to protect democracy after securing clear victory over conservative rival
Leftwing candidate Lee Jae-myung is frontrunner after turmoil sparked by ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law bid
Polls project the country will pick a leftwing leader in Tuesday’s presidential vote
And South Korea looks cheap
Lee Jae-myung casts himself as healer of nation in wake of previous president’s martial law attempt
Ruling party calls for unity as they seek to challenge leftwing frontrunner
Trade tensions are building, the military alliance is under pressure and Korean domestic politics are fraught. Can Seoul negotiate a way out?
