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Markets
Kakao becomes 3rd most valuable company in Korea
Kakao Corp. is now the third most valuable company in Korea, after Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc.Kakao’s market cap on June 15 surpa...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monetary policy
Bank of Korea governor sends stronger signal to raise rates this year
South Korea’s central bank governor on Friday flagged a tighter monetary policy for the second time in less than a month, fueling expectations ...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly Infographic: Petroleum products
Petroleum products rebound; Korea reaches all-time high April exports
Petroleum products become driving force behind South Korea's export market Exports of petroleum products turned positive this year, driving South Kor...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Record-setting IPO boom may spell scanty profits
South Korean stock markets are on course to set a new record in the IPO volume with new issues estimated to exceed 30 trillion won ($27 billion) for ...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Stock market
Samsung returns as foreigners’ top pick; Kospi just shy of record high
Samsung Electronics Co., the bellwether of South Korea’s main bourse, has returned as the market darling, with foreigners buying heavily on the...
Jun 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Enterprise value
Kakao just behind rival Naver in market cap, may overtake soon
South Korean mobile platform giant Kakao Corp.’s enterprise value is rising backed by its strong business performance, threatening to overtake ...
Jun 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Antidepressants
The harder the life, the better for Korea's Whanin Pharm
"When life gets too hard, this is the pharmaceutical company stock you must buy," advises the title of Hanwha Securities' recent research note on Wha...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Luxury brands
Chanel, Hermes, LV raise prices in Korea, but sales remain strong
Luxury brands are hiking up prices in South Korea. Designers such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Chanel have increased their prices in Korea this year ...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Exports
Chips, autos set S.Korea’s May export growth at fastest pace in 32 years
South Korea’s exports surged to the highest level in over 32 years in May on the back of strong demand for semiconductors and automobiles, rein...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automakers
Hyundai tops Korean institutions' May buying list
Hyundai Motor became the key beneficiary of South Korean institutional investors' heavy buying on the local bourse this month as the global chip shor...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monetary policy
Bank of Korea governor flags rate hike as economy improves
South Korea’s central bank governor on Thursday flagged a possible policy rate hike before the end of the year as the domestic economy recovers...
May 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Listed firms’ earnings
Korean firms emerge triumphant from pandemic with record Q1 profits
South Korean companies have posted their best-ever quarterly sales and operating profits, emerging from a year-long slump caused by the global COVID-...
May 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Seoul real estate
Downtown Seoul office building prices rise to record high
Office building prices in downtown Seoul set a fresh record high this month, with the highest price of one pyeong, or 3.3 square meters, surpassing 4...
May 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Post-IPO performance
Fizzling IPO boom? Korean IPO shares make dull debuts
C&C International Co., South Korea's leading color cosmetics manufacturer, became the fifth company this year to see its share price slide below ...
May 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Household debt
Heavy household borrowing fans Korea’s asset market overheating
South Korea’s asset market is showing signs of overheating as households take out fresh loans at a record pace to invest in initial share sales...
May 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Exclusive] Corporate bonds
Goldman Sachs to issue its first Arirang bond in three years
Goldman Sachs will issue its first Arirang bond since 2018, an action interpreted by financial circles as a sign of the investment bank’s regai...
May 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly Infographic: Korean exports
S.Korea: 11th in global export market for top-ranked items
South Korea ranks 11th in global export market shares with 69 top-ranked items -- reaching an all-time high In 2019, South Korean products ranked 11t...
May 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Stock markets
Kospi closes at record high; cyclicals seen firmer
South Korea's benchmark stock index closed at its highest-ever level on Monday, powered by economically sensitive stocks such as transportation, brok...
May 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Lifted short sale ban blamed for Korea ETF redemption
The lifting of South Korea's short-selling ban on large-cap stocks on Monday could be blamed for the recent heavy outflows from US-listed exchange-tr...
May 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly Infographic: Korean cosmetics
K-beauty boom makes S.Korea the fourth-largest cosmetics exporter
Cosmetics industry sees continued export growth for two straight decades K-beauty has emerged as a global trend, thanks to the development of innovat...
May 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Casino industry
It’s time to buy casino stocks, analysts say
The South Korean government’s plan to vaccinate 36 million people, or about 70% of its population, by the third quarter of 2021 is heating up i...
Apr 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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GDP growth
Korean economy nears pre-pandemic level, prompts GDP upgrades
South Korea’s faster-than-expected economic growth in the first quarter is prompting analysts to raise their growth outlook for this year, with...
Apr 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping industry
Freight crunch pushes S.Korean export firms into crisis
Since the end of last year, countries have begun lifting COVID-19 lockdowns, driving a speedy recovery in export freight volume despite transportatio...
Apr 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean music labels
Entertainment shares to soar in Q2 following BTS, Blackpink comeback
South Korean entertainment labels are expected to see their earnings momentum back in full swing in the second quarter as popular K-pop groups such a...
Apr 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IMF
IMF warns against South Korea's debt explosion
South Korea needs to closely monitor government spending to avoid a future debt explosion given its rapidly aging population, according to a senior I...
Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate split-off
LG Corp shares surge ahead of relisting after LX Holdings split-off
Shares of LG Corp. are significantly outperforming the broader market on expectations the company will be fairly valued when it’s relisted on t...
Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-content performance
Korean content shares soar as platforms eye overseas expansion
Shares of Korean content providers are flying high as platform operators such as Kakao Entertainment Corp. are looking to expand overseas to bask in ...
Apr 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Overseas derivatives
Brokerage firms enjoy rising bets on global derivatives
South Korean brokerage houses enjoyed a bumper year in 2020 with a record fee income from global derivatives trading, driven by retail investors' ven...
Apr 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Crypto arbitrage
Chinese investors enjoy bitcoin arbitrage gains on Kimchi Premium
Chinese investors trading in digital assets such as bitcoin are reaping decent arbitrage gains in South Korea as the so-called Kimchi Premium has ret...
Apr 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign investors
Foreigners return to Korean market; Kosdaq at near 21-year high
Foreign investors, the dominant players on the Korean bourse, are returning as buyers of Samsung Electronics Co. and other blue chips, keeping the ma...
Apr 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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