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3 stories tagged “community”, each from official Korean data with its source and timestamp.
Korea's August exports: 68.7% jump, confirmed
A post shared on r/korea said Korea's August exports jumped 68.7% to $98.25bn. That matches the Korea Customs Service's own release exactly — and it's the 15th straight month of a record August-equivalent high.
KEPCO confirms ₩25tn power-prepay ask, terms unset
Korean outlets reported KEPCO asked Samsung Electronics (₩20tn) and SK Hynix (₩5tn) to prepay five years of power bills for chip-cluster grid buildout. KEPCO confirmed a proposal exists — amount, rate and timeline are still unset.
KOSPI hit 6,835.8, then fell 4% next day
A widely shared post said Korea's KOSPI closed at 6,835.8, up 0.23%. We checked it against the exchange's own data — it was exactly right, for that one day. The next session, the index dropped 3.99%.