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The latest news and top stories on Sogang University. A Seoul-based private Jesuit research university, Sogang University is dedicated to providing education based on Catholic beliefs and Jesuit philosophy. Its main areas of focus include liberal arts, business administration, economics and a Korean language program.
Containers awaiting export stacked at a pier in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The Bank of Korea has raised the country’s 2026 GDP growth forecast to 2.6 per cent. Photo: EPA
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‘Transitory euphoria’: South Korea’s strong economic outlook masks key hurdles

The surge in demand for semiconductors is cyclical, while other sectors in the country are lagging, analysts say.

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What Lee’s Netanyahu ‘war criminal’ remark means for South Korea’s diplomacy

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South Korea weighs the cost of stepping into Samsung’s US$400,000 bonus row

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South Korea targets India, Vietnam in ‘co-prosperity’ push for trade and tech

President Lee embarks on a strategic trip to New Delhi and Hanoi, boosting economic ties and supply chains amid the Middle East chaos.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during a ceremony at the National Cemetery in Seoul on Sunday. Photo: EPA/Yonhap
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Why are South Koreans hoarding rubbish bags from supermarkets?

The won is at a 17-year low, parliament is in damage control mode and shop shelves are being stripped clean of plastic bags.

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South Korea risks US rift over Iran’s Hormuz Strait squeeze

Any deal with Iran could undermine South Korea’s alliance with the US and their US$350 billion trade deal.

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South Korea pulls rare move in bid to shield residents from Iran oil shock

As a nation that imports nearly every drop of oil it consumes, South Korea is hitting the panic button to shield citizens from rising prices.

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A board shows prices as cars queue at a petrol station in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
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South Korea’s ex-president Yoon sentenced to life in prison for insurrection

Yoon Suk-yeol is the first democratically elected South Korean leader to be convicted of the crime.

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South Korean court’s harsh jail term for Han sets stage for Yoon’s verdict

The ex-prime minister was jailed for 23 years for his role in Yoon’s martial law decree, deemed an ‘insurrection from above’ by the court.

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South Korea’s Yoon could become ‘martyr’ if given death penalty: analysts

While prosecutors have demanded death for the disgraced ex-president over his martial law debacle, a life imprisonment sentence is seen as more likely.

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A protester punches an effigy of Yoon Suk-yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul in 2024. Photo: AFP
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Yoon’s ex-aides express ‘disbelief’ over South Korean martial law plan

The two aides’ testimonies give a rare insight into the thinking of the former president, who is charged with leading the ‘insurrection’.

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Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after then South Korea president Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law on December 3, 2024. Photo: AFP
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South Korean court rules Yoon’s ‘self-coup’ illegal as walls close in

Judges are fast-tracking verdicts to beat statutory time limits, dashing the ex-president’s faint hopes of walking free early next year.

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South Korea torn as crime-fighting actor quits over criminal past

Cho Jin-woong has quit acting after a decades-old robbery conviction shattered a public image built playing morally upright heroes.

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South Korea awaits Han Duck-soo ruling as test case for martial law trials

The former prime minister would be the first person sentenced in connection with the decree. Prosecutors have demanded a 15-year prison term.

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Former South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo arrives at court for his final hearing on insurrection charges on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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Did South Korea ‘pop champagne too early’ for US-China balancing act at Apec?

Seoul hails diplomatic milestones but analysts warn its economy and security posture may face renewed pressure from the two giants.

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung (right) and China’s leader Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of the South Korea-China summit held at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongbuk Province on Saturday. Photo: Yonhap / AFP
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Can South Korea and US seal a trade deal? Chances look slim

Trump has offered to cut tariffs if Seoul commits US$350 billion in investment.

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South Korea, US edge closer to US$350 billion trade deal breakthrough

Top Seoul officials have flown to Washington in a sign that major progress is being made in the tough trade talks.

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Can South Korea afford to fulfil Trump’s US$350 billion trade demand?

Delivering on an order amounting to 84 per cent of South Korea’s foreign currency holdings could trigger a financial meltdown, analysts warn.

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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (right) talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in New York on Wednesday. Photo: EPA/Yonhap
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