[ Report ]
Towering land value
Located roughly 120-kilometers east of the Korean Peninsula, there’s the island of Ulleungdo… which has emerged as a popular tourist destination for travellers. But despite its rising popularity, locals say they find it increasingly harder to get by due to surging home prices.
[ Special Report ]
3% growth this year?
Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho has shown confidence Korea can hit its 3% growth target this year, adding there’s more monetary and fiscal tools to work with. This as the IMF has downgraded its growth outlook for Korea to 2.7%, in line with projections of other global and local institutions. As economy remains a hot-button issue on this general election day, we zone in on the big picture for Asia’s fourth largest economy.
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