Economists warn the narrow growth will leave sectors including construction, retail, services and small businesses struggling to keep pace.

Policymakers are growing increasingly concerned that a wave of liquidity generated by the ongoing semiconductor boom could spill over into Korea's...

South Korea's exports surged 60.4% in early June, driven by AI semiconductor demand. Korean retail crypto trading volume fell 28% as capital rotates to chip

South Korea's exports surged 85.9% in early June 2026, hitting $28.6 billion as semiconductor shipments tripled on surging AI chip demand from global tech

Chip exports again led gains, soaring 188.4 per cent from a year earlier. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Kim Yong-beom says the wealth from Korea’s semiconductor boom risks pooling in property, and is pressing for changes to how housing is taxed.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a bonanza for Korea's two chip giants, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. Yet the very boom that has lifted pr...

Economists warn the narrow growth will leave sectors including construction, retail, services and small businesses struggling to keep pace.

Economists warn the narrow growth will leave sectors including construction, retail, services and small businesses struggling to keep pace.