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South Korean Economy
![What ‘Entrepreneurship’ Means to South Koreans What ‘Entrepreneurship’ Means to South Koreans](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-29_13-50-55.jpg)
What ‘Entrepreneurship’ Means to South Koreans
By Eunsun Cho
Many South Koreans are starting a business simply as a means to find work.
![Asia’s New Year Economic Resolutions Asia’s New Year Economic Resolutions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-01_10-21-08.jpg)
Asia’s New Year Economic Resolutions
By Anthony Fensom
A tour of the prospects for the Asia-Pacific’s biggest economies in 2016.
![Interview: Richard C. Bush on Northeast Asian Economies Interview: Richard C. Bush on Northeast Asian Economies](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-22_03-47-38.jpg)
Interview: Richard C. Bush on Northeast Asian Economies
By Emanuel Pastreich
Insights into the economies of Northeast Asia.
![South Korea Joins the AIIB South Korea Joins the AIIB](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-27_15-42-04.jpg)
South Korea Joins the AIIB
By Ankit Panda
South Korea is the latest U.S. ally to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
Korea-China Free Trade Deal Likely a Major Blow for Small-Time Traders
By Tae-jun Kang
Socially and economically vulnerable, small-time traders look set to lose their livelihoods as tariffs disappear.
![South Korea’s Changing Attitudes on Inequality and Capitalism South Korea’s Changing Attitudes on Inequality and Capitalism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-30_02-20-24.jpg)
South Korea’s Changing Attitudes on Inequality and Capitalism
By Steven Denney
Are Koreans becoming disenchanted with the local brand of capitalism?
![South Korea: Spring Jailed Tycoons to Save Economy? South Korea: Spring Jailed Tycoons to Save Economy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-31_05-24-17.jpg)
South Korea: Spring Jailed Tycoons to Save Economy?
By Aidan Foster-Carter
Two South Korean government ministers offer up a very bad idea.
![Is a ‘Lost Decade’ Possible for South Korea? Is a ‘Lost Decade’ Possible for South Korea?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-29_13-37-00.jpg)
Is a ‘Lost Decade’ Possible for South Korea?
By Clint Richards
The government acknowledges that difficult reforms are necessary to avoid a Japan-sized economic slump.
![Uber and Classic Asian Mercantilism Uber and Classic Asian Mercantilism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-25_11-13-47.jpg)
Uber and Classic Asian Mercantilism
By Robert E. Kelly
Seoul’s decision to ban a popular app is the latest of many examples of mercantilist policies in Asia.
![South Korea Considers a Japanese Style Stimulus South Korea Considers a Japanese Style Stimulus](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-24_13-04-10.jpg)
South Korea Considers a Japanese Style Stimulus
By Clint Richards
Seoul’s new stimulus package resembles Abenomics, but is it necessary now?
![South Korea’s Woeful Workplace Inequality South Korea’s Woeful Workplace Inequality](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-03_12-29-40.jpg)
South Korea’s Woeful Workplace Inequality
By Michelle Kwon
Despite their contribution to the country’s economic miracle, South Korean women face rampant discrimination.
![Park Warns South Korea: Change or Perish Park Warns South Korea: Change or Perish](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-28_06-43-30.jpg)
Park Warns South Korea: Change or Perish
By Anthony Fensom
The president announces plans to wean the country from its export-dependent model.