Nam Hyun-woo has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2013, mostly covering business and politics. He currently belongs to the Business Desk where he covers topics such as emerging tech, AI, ICT and Korea's chaebol community. Prior to joining the team, he was the paper's correspondent for the presidential office of Korea during the Yoon Suk Yeol and Moon Jae-in administrations.
Monitoring forex market volatility
President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a meeting on macroeconomic conditions at Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation headquarters in Seocho district, Seoul, Wednesday, a day after the Korean won closed at 1,343.5 per dollar, the weakest level since April 2009 when the country was hit by the global financial crisis. Yoon noted the macroeconomic situation is worse than previous predictions in May, and demanded all-out efforts by the government to prevent another financial crisis. Yonhap
By Nam Hyun-woo