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South Korea will allow short selling of all listed stocks in the country as of Monday for the first time in five years, raising expectations of more...

South Korean stocks are expected to bounce back in the new year as their extremely low valuation following investors’ massive sell-offs in 202...

LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, said on Monday it has set up a research center in Germany to help develop advanced...

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, said on Friday it has agreed with foreign exchange...

The South Korean stock market has seen increased volatility and few rallies over the past three months, in sharp contrast to government hopes that i...

South Korea’s consumer prices rose 3.6% this year, driven by the biggest jump in utility bills since 2010 and high inflation in agricultural p...

LG Electronics Inc. plans to open LG Advanced Cold Climate Heat Pump Laboratory in Alaska, the US for the development of heating, ventilation, &...

Samsung Electronics Co.'s memory chip head said on Tuesday the world’s top memory chipmaker will increase the memory density of its DRAM and N...

South Korea’s headline inflation re-accelerated at the fastest rate in four months above 3% in August after the extreme summer weather hiked a...

South Korea’s commercial banks have joined thrifts and credit unions in a race to offer their time deposit holders higher interest to cover cl...

Increased rates will impact global real estate deals and slash property values, according to major institutional investors in South Korea. The US of...

The value of investments will fluctuate, which will cause prices to fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the original amount they inv...

South Korea's Eugene Investment & Securities on Monday cut S-Oil Corp.'s target share price from 140,000 won ($113.5) to 133,000 won due to a lo...

Shin Chang-jae, chairman and CEO of South Korea's Kyobo Life Insurance, has urged the overcoming of the economic crisis based on leadership of VUCA,...

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Securities Co. expected local shares with strong earnings including growth stocks to rally in the second half of nex...

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said Tuesday it saw a cumulative loss of 7.1% on investment, or 68 trillion won ($51.3 billion), betwe...

Equity and bond portfolios' shrinking assets are major challenges currently faced by global investors in terms of asset allocation. But the situatio...

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will expand investments via secondaries and direct lending, its Head of Strategic Alternative Inv...

The direct lending market is garnering investor attention as it has performed well during periods of market volatility. As banks are cautious to t...

Multifamily assets have been a key investment target due to their resilience amid economic volatility. Japan, with the largest real estate market in...

POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, took a step forward to supply global energy major ExxonMobil with steel for liquefied natural gas...

South Korean retail investors bought more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) than stocks on the country’s main Kospi in the last six months as the b...

South Korean and overseas institutional investors are eyeing offices in Gangnam District, Seoul, amid concerns over inflation and market volatilit...

EcoPro BM Co., a leading manufacturer of cathode material for secondary batteries, topped the market capitalization for Kosdaq-listed firms on Jan...

Hopes for improving corporate earnings are rising as countries around the world are relaxing their anti-COVID-19 measures, but South Korean companie...

Lotte Chemical Corp. is seeking to acquire major stakes in a few specialty chemical companies in Japan as the South Korean company aims to expand it...

Volatile price changes in iron ore and non-ferrous metals such as lithium and nickel are keeping South Korean companies on their toes for procuremen...

In South Korea, just like any other major economies, the stock market has been a mine of gold even for small investors, who enjoyed hefty gains from...

The life insurance arm of South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group will allocate more than 90% of its assets under management to loans and bonds to...

Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), the largest savings fund in South Korea, sets its eyes on offshore collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), priva...