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GOYANG TRAVEL GUIDE: The Ultimate Local’s Guide to South Korea’s Most Underrated City
16 Jan 2026 01:01 GMT
… C-3) before entering South Korea.
Required documents usually … –72 hours
Currency & Budget Expectations
Currency
South Korean Won (KRW)
… easily accessible via South Korea’s efficient public … pavilion in Goyang, South Korea
Haengjusanseong Fortress is one …
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BOK holds rates as won volatility tightens South Korea’s monetary policy options
15 Jan 2026 23:13 GMT
… fast policy can move
South Korea’s central bank on … warned that the elevated won remained an upside risk, … currency’s depreciation was not consistent with South Korea’s economic fundamentals.
South Korea … warned that the elevated won remained an upside risk, …
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Won volatility persists despite U.S., BOK moves
16 Jan 2026 00:55 GMT
… of the South Korean won does not align with South Korea’s solid … to coordinated action by South Korea and the United States … never before commented on South Korea’s exchange rate in … measures to help stabilize the currency.
Despite the coordinated responses …
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Scott Bessent’s pep talk fails to halt South Korean won’s slide to 17-year-low
15 Jan 2026 13:31 GMT
… South Korean won has done little to alter a persistent slide in the currency … . However, for South Korea’s beleaguered currency even the reassuring … than a reflection of South Korea’s intrinsic financial health … talk fails to halt South Korean won’s slide to 17 …
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South Korea continues monitoring U.S. AI chip tariffs on industry
15 Jan 2026 13:38 GMT
… South Korea is closely monitoring the U.S. Treasury’s stance on currency … weakness of the won was inconsistent with South Korea’s “strong” … completed the specifics of South Korea’s $350 billion … . Under the agreement, South Korea would make annual cash …
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Korean Government Reviewing Macroprudential Measures to Stabilize FX Market
15 Jan 2026 13:06 GMT
The Korean government is reviewing macroprudential measures to stabilize the foreign exchange market, a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Economy and Finance said on Jan. 15, indicating that the current exchange rate level does not align with Korea’ …
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South Korea maintains key rate as won weakens
15 Jan 2026 12:31 GMT
South Korea’s central bank on Thursday … rate unchanged, as a weakened won and rising inflation concerns limited … pause came amid a weakened won and heightened volatility in the … to the 1,420 won level.
The currency, however, has reversed course …
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US stresses won stability for $350B South Korea deal
15 Jan 2026 08:09 GMT
… on the South Korean won highlight the importance of currency stability … pledged to South Korea. Bessent had discussed the won’s recent … cheol, saying the currency was weaker than fundamentals … new measures to align currency movements with economic fundamentals. …
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Bessent's comments show importance of FX stability in US-South Korea cooperation, Seoul says
15 Jan 2026 07:41 GMT
… comments on the Korean won underscore the importance of … Choi Ji-young said currency stability was an important … of the investment package. South Korea could seek an " … macroeconomic fundamentals, Choi said. South Korea's ruling Democratic Party …
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South Korea Keeps Interest Rate Unchanged
15 Jan 2026 07:17 GMT
… as policymakers navigate turbulent currency markets and stubbornly high … the hold decision. The South Korean won closed 2025 at 1, … mountain's scale.
South Korea's property sector … continued recovery in consumption.
South Korea's exports—constituting …