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September 20, 2017 Columnists

[Kim Kyung-ho] Way out of THAAD reprisals

Trade officials here were perplexed last week by a presidential spokesperson’s remarks dashing the possibility of South Korea taking China to the World Trade Organization for Beijing’s retaliation ag...

Income-led growth policy put to test

The relevance of President Moon Jae-in’s income-led growth policy is being put to an early test by the worsening unemployment problem. Data released by Statistics Korea last week showed the on-year ...

September 18, 2017
Economy
Korea’s major manufacturing industries falter

Korea’s manufacturing industries have been losing their vitality, squeezed between worsening external conditions and domestic policies that are an increasing burden on them. Industrial facilities ac...

September 13, 2017
Economy
THAAD reprisals undermine China FTA

China has shown no hesitation in disregarding its obligations under the free trade agreement with South Korea to take retaliatory measures against the deployment of a US missile defense system here. ...

September 11, 2017
Economy
Korea’s fiscal soundness on shaky ground

Doubts are rising over the government’s assertion that the country’s fiscal soundness can be maintained even if public spending increases at a faster pace than economic growth during President Moon J...

September 6, 2017
Economy
Korean firms’ woes over THAAD deepen

South Korean companies struggling with restraints on their businesses in China are likely to come under more pressure with the deployment of additional launchers of a US anti-missile battery here set...

September 4, 2017
Economy
Rising costs drive companies offshore

Concerns are growing that local businesses may be compelled to move production abroad, as policies pursued by President Moon Jae-in’s government add significantly to their cost burdens. Measures tak...

August 23, 2017
Economy
Welfare hike cuts into infrastructure spending

The need to finance President Moon Jae-in’s programs to expand welfare benefits and create more jobs is set to cut deeper into government infrastructure spending. The draft budget for next year, whi...

August 21, 2017
Economy
Corporate tax hike contradicts global trend

The government’s plan to impose more levies on large companies will undermine their competitiveness amid a rising global trend of tax reductions and further distort the country’s taxation structure, ...

August 16, 2017
Economy
Korean economy’s recovery weakening

A recent string of economic indicators point to the weakening recovery of the Korean economy, casting doubts over the government’s expectation that this year’s growth rate will reach 3 percent. In i...

August 14, 2017
Economy

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