The benchmark consumer-price index rose 2.0% from a year earlier, following a 2.2% increase in January, the country’s statistics office said.

An economic surveillance organization in Asia on Friday forecast the South Korean economy to grow 1.6 percent this year amid ...

North Koreans are reportedly panic buying essential items such as corn and rice due to fears they will not be able to afford them in the future. Authorities are trying to crack down on the ...

South Korea’s headline inflation eased in February, providing room for the central bank to loosen monetary policy further to support the slowing economy. The benchmark consumer-price index rose ...