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Yeon Woo Lee
Reporter, Political Economy Desk
Yeon Woo Lee is a reporter with The Korea Times. She is currently based in Hong Kong, writing for both the South China Morning Post and The Korea Times, under an exchange programme. She covers a wide range of topics including macroeconomics, stock market, companies, and crypto.
Yeon Woo Lee is a reporter with The Korea Times. She is currently based in Hong Kong, writing for both the South China Morning Post and The Korea Times, under an exchange programme. She covers a wide range of topics including macroeconomics, stock market, companies, and crypto.
Areas of Expertise:
Korean policies, Markets coverageLanguages Spoken:
English, Korean
As fertility rates fall, Asian economies face a daunting challenge – sustaining growth with fewer workers.
Commercial health insurance enters China’s policy agenda as an ageing population and costs strain basic coverage.
Despite a sizzling home market, the country’s investors are stepping up buying on the Hong Kong and mainland exchanges this year.
Diplomatic row with Japan sent more Chinese travellers packing for Korea, filling its hotels over the nine-day holiday and offering relief to a sluggish domestic economy.
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Safety concerns in Southeast Asia and China’s visa-free travel policy among factors fuelling boom in golf tourism.
After years of tense relations, the two nations are finding common ground over their need to adapt to an era of ‘super-aged societies’.
The first initiative will allow licensed virtual asset brokers to offer margin financing to clients with strong credit profiles.
Well-paid foreign pilots once flocked to Chinese airlines – but winds have shifted as domestic talent steps up and airlines limit fleet expansions.
Shanghai bookings surge as visitors flock to cosmopolitan streets and affordable dining, with analysts predicting the trend will spread inland.
Once the top export market for South Korean cosmetics, Chinese firms lead at home and have made headway overseas – but gaps remain.
China’s outbound travel sector has bounced back from the pandemic, but the era of duty-free shopping sprees appears to be over.
High-level summit strengthens bilateral ties after years of strained relations, as China shores up regional relationships amid row with Japan.
Beijing is reviving stalled trade talks with Seoul as the Lee administration breaks with Tokyo on Taiwan, and analysts say Chinese market access could be the geopolitical prize.
