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51.9 pct Oppose Yoon’s Plan to Relocate Presidential Office

51.9 pct Oppose Yoon’s Plan to Relocate Presidential Office

SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — About half of South Koreans are against President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s plan to move the presidential office out of Cheong Wa Dae, while some 44 percent support the idea, a poll showed Wednesday. According to the poll of 1,004 adults, conducted by pollster Embrain Public on Sunday and Monday, 51.9 [...]

Some 3 in 10 Exporters Suffer Worse Financial Situation: Poll

Some 3 in 10 Exporters Suffer Worse Financial Situation: Poll

SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly three in 10 South Korean exporting companies have seen their financial situation worsen this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and other negatives, a poll showed Monday. The survey on 102 manufacturing exporters out of the country’s top 1,000 firms by sales showed 31.4 percent of the respondents [...]

S. Korea Logs Record Low Trade Deficit in IP Rights in 2021

S. Korea Logs Record Low Trade Deficit in IP Rights in 2021

SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s deficit in the trade of intellectual property rights touched a record low in 2021 on increased exports of cultural content, central bank data showed Friday. The nation’s deficit in the intellectual property account stood at US$30 million last year, compared with a $2.02 billion shortfall in 2020, [...]