liquidity crisis

Private equity firms have snapped up South Korean assets over the past two years, driving their valuations near historic highs in the liquidity-driv...

South Korea’s won has hit the weakest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on a mounting trade deficit while growing concerns over ...

South Korea’s inflation accelerated further last month to its highest point since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, adding to expectations t...

The South Korean won is expected to weaken to 1,400 against the dollar, a level not seen since the 2008-09 global financial crisis as the country&rs...

Hit by shrinking liquidity around the globe, startups in South Korea are coming up with different ways to cut costs, most notably in human resources...

South Korea’s display equipment makers are suffering from the global supply disruption with forced delayed shipments of products to clients, i...

South Korea’s biotechnology firms – public and private alike –  are facing increasingly negative financial conditions. T...

South Korea’s won hit a 13-year low, weakening past the psychologically important 1,300 per US dollar level for the first time since the 2008-...

South Korea’s major industries, especially the petrochemical and auto parts sectors, are suffering from surging global commodity prices, a wea...

As the global chip supply shortage shows signs of easing, South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is working down its order backlog by...

South Korea’s inflation accelerated further in May to the fastest pace since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on surging energy and food pr...

SK Gas Co., a South Korean major liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) provider, and Korean chemicals firm Lotte Chemical Corp. are slated to set up a joint...

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced Wednesday it has selected 60 promising startups to which it will provide financial assistance and expert...

South Korean real estate investors prefer liquidity and stable payback on investment, as well as investing in debts amid market uncertainty. The lim...

Some major institutional investors in South Korea are set to increase alternative investments this year to hedge inflation and stabilize cash flows....

Eight years ago today, the late Samsung Group leader Lee Kun-hee collapsed at his home following a heart attack, a harbinger of doom six years later...

Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea will keep its focus on steady cash flow while strengthening profitability, its Chief Inve...

Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korea’s railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday that it has won a demonstration project to b...

South Korea’s central bank on Thursday raised its policy interest rate in a surprise move as accelerating inflation is feared to bite into gro...

SK Lubricants Co., the world’s largest lube base oil supplier, invested $25 million in a US liquid immersion cooling solutions provider for da...

The planned sale of Ssangyong Motor Co. to Edison Motors Co., a small South Korean electric bus maker, has broken down as Edison failed to make full...

Fears are growing over accelerating inflation in South Korea as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine boosted energy and raw materials prices. The cris...

Shares of Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. on Monday fell to their lowest levels in more than 52 weeks as investors engaged in panic selling on conce...

South Korean companies had dreamed of a post-COVID-19 earnings recovery as the globe geared up for economic reopening. But their hopes are now dampe...

South Korea is set to provide financial support of up to $1.7 billion to exporters in a move to minimize the impact of the escalating crisis in Ukra...

South Korean power utility KEPCO Co. reported its largest-ever operating loss of nearly 6 trillion won ($5 billion) in 2021, after it froze the elec...

South Korea’s central bank expects consumer inflation to hit an 11-year high this year as oil prices jumped above the $100 a barrel level for ...

South Korea’s shipbuilders are expected to get more orders on the escalating crisis in Ukraine as Europe is diversifying natural gas suppliers...

Global stock markets tumbled and oil prices hit their highest levels since 2014 on Tuesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into b...

South Korea’s money supply increased at the fastest pace in history last year, exceeding liquidity growth in the eurozone, which accelerated i...