Hieun Shin
Seoul Correspondent at Agence France-Presse (AFP)
AFP Seoul correspondent, Previously Seoul based reporter at The Economist, AAJA-Seoul Co VP, Ewha DIS
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15 hours ago |
macaubusiness.com | Hieun Shin
South Korea’s economy unexpectedly contracted 0.1 percent in the first three months of this year, the country’s central bank said Thursday, as the Asian export giant reels from months of political chaos and heightened trade tensions. US President Donald Trump’s threatened 25 percent “reciprocal” tariffs on export-dependent South Korea have rattled Asia’s fourth-largest economy, sending Seoul-listed shares tumbling and pushing the currency to its weakest level since 2009.
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19 hours ago |
sg.news.yahoo.com | Hieun Shin
People walk past a bull and bear sculpture in front of the Korea Exchange building in Seoul (ANTHONY WALLACE) (ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/AFP)South Korea's economy unexpectedly contracted 0.1 percent in the first three months of this year, the country's central bank said Thursday, as the Asian export giant reels from months of political chaos and heightened trade tensions.
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1 week ago |
barrons.com | Hieun Shin
The country is a major exporter to the United States and its powerhouse chip and auto industries would suffer a hefty hit from President Donald Trump's threatened 25 percent levies. Concerns about the sector have hammered the Seoul-listed shares of the world's largest memory chip maker Samsung, and largest memory chip supplier SK Hynix. Officials have now stepped up to provide more cover for the economically crucial industry by announcing an extra $4.9 billion will be pumped into it through 2026.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Hieun Shin
South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol denied he had committed insurrection Monday, as the impeached leader appeared in court on the first day of his criminal trial over his martial law declaration. Yoon was formally stripped of office earlier this month, after being impeached and suspended by lawmakers over his December 3 attempt to subvert civilian rule, which saw armed soldiers deployed to parliament.
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2 weeks ago |
japantoday.com | Nhac Nguyen |Hieun Shin
Sipping tea on her break outside a Samsung Electronics factory in northern Vietnam, worker Nguyen Thi Mai said she had heard about U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, but hoped it would not affect business. Samsung, the world's second-largest phone maker, produces around half of its handsets in Vietnam, and Trump's threat to impose a 46-percent tariff threat on the country sent shockwaves through the South Korean giant's supply chains.
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