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The won’s value continues to weaken, with the phrase “post-financial crisis low” reappearing. Based on the BIS (Bank for International Settlements) nominal effective exchange rate (NEER), the won’s broad index has fallen to the 86 level. Key Indicator: BIS Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) 86s According to data on the BIS Broad Nominal Effective Exchange … Read more
with Fubao’s departure, the possibility of a new panda coming to South Korea has reopened. reports have emerged that President Lee Jae-myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the idea of borrowing more pandas on the working level during their summit. what was agreed upon? following the summit, South Korean and Chinese environmental authorities reportedly … Read more
nVIDIA, a leader in the artificial intelligence (AI) era, has elevated its partnership with South Korea to the level of an “alliance,” marking the beginning of the NVIDIA Korea AI Alliance. on October 31, 2025, CEO Jensen Huang announced the delivery of 260,000 copies of its latest GPU, Blackwell, to the South Korean government and … Read more
winning the lotto is less likely than being struck by lightning. but there is one man who has won this impossible luck a whopping 14 times. he’ s Stefan Mandel, an economist from Romania who didn’t rely on blind luck – he turned the lottery from the realm of “luck” into a game of “probability” … Read more
nAVER is undergoing a major strategic shift with the return of its founder and chairman Lee Kun-hee to the helm, centering on artificial intelligence technology and overseas expansion. emerging from the crisis of Japan’s Line Yahoo, NAVER is seeking to diversify its global presence from North America to the Middle East, and is attempting to … Read more
may 28, 2025 | Finance internet specialty banks’ inclusive finance performance continued to be remarkable in the first quarter of 2025. three digital specialty banks – Kakao Bank, Toshiba Bank, and K-Bank – have maintained the proportion of loans to low- and middle-income credit ors at 30% or more for five consecutive quarters, totaling KRW … Read more
rethinking Kim Hyun-jong, South Korea’s Last Normalization Warrior what kind of man do we need in South Korea right now?when I hear that regimes are changing, the world is in turmoil, and diplomacy is crumblingi think of one face. kim Hyun-jong. 1. his upbringing and the power of the ‘non-mainstream’ kim was born in New … Read more
coffee South Koreans drink about 367 cups of coffee per person per year, making them the second largest coffee consumers in the world. however, coffee requires specific climatic conditions to actually grow. coffee can only be grown in the so-called “Coffee Belt,” a region of tropical and subtropical climates between the Tropic of Cancer and … Read more
how global luxury brands are shifting strategies in response to the Trump administration’s tariff policies president Trump’s new 10% tariffs in April 2025 are forcing price adjustments in the U.S. market. In response, major luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton and Hermès, are increasing prices in the U.S. and passing the tariff burden on to consumers … Read more
q1 2025 as seen through the eyes of US financial stocks: JPMorgan “disruption inevitable”, BlackRock “market jitters remain” in Q1 2025, global financial markets remain on the edge of uncertainty and disruption. a spate of earnings reports from large U.S. financial firms has exposed the market’s nervousness, with JPMorgan andBlackRock in particularremaining nervous despite strong … Read more