Headlines proclaimed the end of the dispute over THAAD, which China insists will harm their national security. However, these celebrations may be premature.
The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang could provide an avenue for China to signal a softening of its position on sanctions over THAAD.
While Hallyu may have worked in markets that are geographically near South Korea, for many years it had not received as much enthusiasm in the U.S. market.
The decision by the Moon Administration to shift from coal and nuclear power to LNG has long-term implications for South Korea’s trade surplus with the United States.
As the industry shifts toward electric vehicles, South Korea will need to consider the current state of the market for electric vehicles in South Korea.
Elon Musk tweeted that AI has “vastly more risk than North Korea.” So, it may be ironic that Korean companies are so eager to apply AI into their services.
Rumors flooded Washington over the Labor Day holiday weekend that the U.S. would soon withdraw from the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA).
Much has changed since President Trump first raised his concerns about the KORUS FTA,
As several KEI analyses have shown, South Korea’s tourism industry has been one of the main casualties of China’s economic retaliation over deployment of the THAAD missile defense system.
ICBMs are not the only things soaring in North Korean skies. Comprehensive second quarter data released by China Customs last week shows a huge jump in North Korea’s trade deficit with China.