South Korea

Independent candidate Park Won-soon won Seoul's mayoral election, striking a hard blow to the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) ahead of parliamentary elections in early 2012. Seoul's... 2011-10-28

BMI View: The violent death of former Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi is likely to have sent shockwaves through Pyongyang, and these will only reinforce the regime's hardline policy... 2011-10-21

BMI View: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's visit to Russia in late August 2011 is aimed at reducing his country's dependency on China and decreasing Pyongyang's isolation on the... 2011-08-25

BMI View: Several important political and economic developments are taking place, as North Korea prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of its founder, Kim Il Sung,... 2011-07-29

The South Korean economy cooled in Q211, with real GDP growth coming in at 3.4% quarter-on-quarter annualised, down from 5.3% in Q111. This decline in momentum is in line with our view... 2011-07-29

North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister visited New York to begin exploratory talks on the possible denuclearisation of North Korea. This comes on the back of a surprise meeting on... 2011-07-29

South Korea

BMI View: A major breakthrough in inter-Korean relations is unlikely before South Korean President Lee Myung-bak leaves office in February 2013. The North is most likely hoping for... 2011-07-01

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak has said that the country's military will retaliate thoroughly and strongly should North Korea launch another attack. The statements were made during... 2011-06-30

South Korea's current account surplus increased to US$2.3bn in May, up from the revised US$1.3bn in April, the highest level of surplus in the past seven months. The increase is attributed... 2011-06-30