South Korea's central bank on Thursday kept its policy rate on hold at an all-time low of 1.5 percent after lowering it by a quarter percentage point the prior month to counter flagging domestic demand caused by the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
China's economy is going to steer clear of the familiar path resorting to a stimulus whenever there is a sign of a slowdown.
South Korea's economic growth fell to a three-year low last year, which is expected to drive the central bank into action amid the widely anticipated stimulus package under the new administration of President Park Geun-hye.