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After the South Korean won rallied 3 percent against the greenback for the month of April, CNBC's Julia Wood discusses if the gains can last. more...

In an exclusive interview, CNBC Africa's Bronwyn Nielson talks with South Africa President Jacob Zuma about the impact of weakness in the U.S. dollar on the African rand. more...

South Africa's currency has taken a beating in recent times, but the country's President told CNBC volatility was all down to the U.S. dollar. more...

Peter Attard Montalto, emerging market economist at Nomura International, discusses the South African rand and says the market has priced in a lot of domestic risks for 2014, including the upcoming elections. more...

South Korea's currency reserves hit a record high in October, a clear sign that Seoul is determined to prevent a sharp appreciation of the won. more...

South Korea and Japan agreed to expand their currency swaps more than five fold to help stabilise the won and financial markets, the Japanese Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.* more...

The euro zone will need political unification to save the euro, Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve, wrote in an opinion piece in the Financial Times. more...

South Korean stocks extended their slide on Wednesday and the won currency remained under pressure as the government revived weekly crisis management meetings to try to stem capital flight out of its highly vulnerable financial markets.* more...

South Korea's manufacturing sector activity shrank the most in 11 months in September as new export orders fell sharply, reinforcing fears of a slide back into global recession that are battering financial markets in one of Asia's most vulnerable economies. more...

South Korean consumer inflation in September eased by a full percentage point to a four-month low, matching analysts' expectations and supporting the market's view for no change in interest rates for the time being. more...

South Korea continued to log capital outflows from its financial account in August on massive foreign stock selling, although the current account surplus widened from the prior month on strong exports, central bank data showed on Thursday. more...

Hong Kong authorities seized cocaine worth HK$600 million ($77 million), the city's largest ever cocaine haul, and claimed to have smashed a multinational drug syndicate with the arrest of eight people, the police said. more...

South Koreans appear determined to cut down on spending during a large traditional holiday starting at the weekend in the face of spreading fears that the global economy may be headed back into a recession. more...

South Korea's economy grew slightly faster than earlier estimated during the April-March quarter from the previous quarter on better-than-estimated construction spending, revised central bank data showed. more...

The U.S. central bank's plan to keep interest rates low for an extended period could add inflation pressure in countries like South Korea, Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan said on Friday. more...

South Korean consumers' confidence dipped to a five-month low in August while their inflation expectations hit a 29-month high, a central bank survey showed on Thursday, putting the Bank of Korea in a deeper policy dilemma. more...

The U.S. central bank's plan to keep interest rates low for an extended period could add inflation pressure in countries like South Korea, Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan said on Friday. more...

South Korea's central bank on Thursday held its policy interest rate steady for a second straight month, as expected, after signaling that recent market turmoil had put its rate "normalization" plans on hold despite surging inflation. more...

South Korea diversifies reserves away from the dollar, and Australia's central bank stays pat — it's time for your FX Fix. more...

Inflation expectations in South Korea rose in July, according to a Bank of Korea survey, bolstering the case for a rate hike, while the bank's consumer sentiment index remained marginally more positive than negative. more...