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Fears over rising property prices and record household debt outweigh surging Covid threat
Digital lenders set to fill gap as banks pull back in heavily indebted nation
Second quarter GDP expands 5.9% year on year on exports and consumption rebound
Amateur traders gaining political clout after becoming dominant force in $2tn stock market
GDP rises 1.1% in the fourth quarter despite December Covid-19 outbreak
Data highlight demographic challenges as country faces healthcare, labour and pension strains
Government to expand incentives in battle against slowing growth, says SME minister
China, Taiwan and South Korea are among farthest ahead on the path of normalisation
President Moon Jae-in warns over long-term economic challenges facing countries once immediate public health issues abate
Multilplexes are struggling but watching movies in a car is proving extremely popular
Virus adds to uncertainty after allies fail to reach agreement on troop-hosting costs
Military confirms 11 soldiers tested positive for virus and 350 more suspected
Seoul sounds the alarm a day after analysts warn a recession is likely in Japan
Fears over growth trigger U-turn by President Moon Jae-in
The 5.2% fall marks the best performance since April, raising hopes for global chip market
Beijing uses visitor flows to bolster or batter the economies of its closest neighbours
Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets
Bellwether slashes forecasts as US-China trade war and tech slowdown take toll
Economy is under pressure after 11 months of falling exports and sluggish consumption
Nations like South Korea suffer from commerce slowdown, posing drag on global growth
Economy is struggling with global trade frictions and weaker memory chip prices
Spending pledges are partly to reduce a reliance on Japanese imports
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